Damsons Ripening
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March 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Damsons Ripening
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Damsons
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November 7, 2023 at 7:59 PM
Damsons
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I love it when I can paint 'found' fruit. These damsons were foraged in the autumn and matched so well with the blues in the bowl...
January 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I love it when I can paint 'found' fruit. These damsons were foraged in the autumn and matched so well with the blues in the bowl...
Wild Plums and Damsons Cover
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August 1, 2023 at 9:03 PM
Wild Plums and Damsons Cover
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Cherries and Damsons under the Tower
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May 30, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Cherries and Damsons under the Tower
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Yesterday my partner and I celebrated 27 years together, both of us saying 'who'd have thought?'.
We had lunch in a pub, with local beer, then home for me to make jam from last year's frozen damsons.
#MakingTheMostOfAWeekOfRecess 1/2
We had lunch in a pub, with local beer, then home for me to make jam from last year's frozen damsons.
#MakingTheMostOfAWeekOfRecess 1/2
February 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Yesterday my partner and I celebrated 27 years together, both of us saying 'who'd have thought?'.
We had lunch in a pub, with local beer, then home for me to make jam from last year's frozen damsons.
#MakingTheMostOfAWeekOfRecess 1/2
We had lunch in a pub, with local beer, then home for me to make jam from last year's frozen damsons.
#MakingTheMostOfAWeekOfRecess 1/2
Damsons Ripening
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September 6, 2023 at 7:57 PM
Damsons Ripening
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Nearly 3 kilos of damsons from our small tree. I am going to make damsons jelly.
August 28, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Nearly 3 kilos of damsons from our small tree. I am going to make damsons jelly.
Greengages and damsons in the London Fields School Playground Market this morning
September 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Greengages and damsons in the London Fields School Playground Market this morning
The largest single offering on the table was a flan of strawberries, plums, and damsons set in redcurrant jelly on a shortcrust base.
September 25, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The largest single offering on the table was a flan of strawberries, plums, and damsons set in redcurrant jelly on a shortcrust base.
brian informs me that no rats have yet eaten our damsons this year and that "we're all gonna have damsons in the goof-ass parade"
July 23, 2024 at 4:19 AM
brian informs me that no rats have yet eaten our damsons this year and that "we're all gonna have damsons in the goof-ass parade"
Surprise damsons: my mum’s neighbour brought a huge bag this afternoon, so there is damson gin in the future
August 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Surprise damsons: my mum’s neighbour brought a huge bag this afternoon, so there is damson gin in the future
When I was picking damsons, a passerby stopped and asked what I was doing. I told him that damsons were edible and unfortunately he decided it was a good idea to pick one and eat it raw. Friends... he did not enjoy it.
I miss London. I lived by Parkland Walk in Crouch End and there were hundreds of blackberry bushes there. There were also some damson trees outside an apartment complex; the fruit would just fall onto the pavement and rot, so I picked a bunch and made jam.
Here are some tweets I made about it!
Here are some tweets I made about it!
June 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
When I was picking damsons, a passerby stopped and asked what I was doing. I told him that damsons were edible and unfortunately he decided it was a good idea to pick one and eat it raw. Friends... he did not enjoy it.
Lovely haul of cherries, damsons, cucumbers, potatoes, kale & figs. Had the figs for supper, stuffed with goats cheese- delicious! 🌱
July 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Lovely haul of cherries, damsons, cucumbers, potatoes, kale & figs. Had the figs for supper, stuffed with goats cheese- delicious! 🌱
Picked a good lot of blackberries yesterday - the first of the summer. Spotted some damsons ripening nearby. The year is racing by…
July 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Picked a good lot of blackberries yesterday - the first of the summer. Spotted some damsons ripening nearby. The year is racing by…
Busy day processing damsons. 9lb have been bottled, a further 2lb have been stabbed with a fork and are now steeping in brown sugar and cider vinegar ready to mature into pickled damsons
August 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Busy day processing damsons. 9lb have been bottled, a further 2lb have been stabbed with a fork and are now steeping in brown sugar and cider vinegar ready to mature into pickled damsons
Damsons and plums good.
Apples and pears fucked.
Apples and pears fucked.
July 4, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Damsons and plums good.
Apples and pears fucked.
Apples and pears fucked.
Homegrown bottled damsons in my porridge this morning 😋
March 2, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Homegrown bottled damsons in my porridge this morning 😋
#Wildflowerhour #Fruits from #Preston this week; Top: white dogwood & damsons
Middle: blackberries with a comma butterfly, snow berries
Bottom: lords & ladies, black dogwood & hawthorn
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Lancashire
Middle: blackberries with a comma butterfly, snow berries
Bottom: lords & ladies, black dogwood & hawthorn
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Lancashire
September 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
#Wildflowerhour #Fruits from #Preston this week; Top: white dogwood & damsons
Middle: blackberries with a comma butterfly, snow berries
Bottom: lords & ladies, black dogwood & hawthorn
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Lancashire
Middle: blackberries with a comma butterfly, snow berries
Bottom: lords & ladies, black dogwood & hawthorn
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Lancashire
Hedgerow damsons and plums #WildFlowerHour #Fruits
September 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Hedgerow damsons and plums #WildFlowerHour #Fruits
I think damsons are such a pretty addition & they do well here. 🌱
July 31, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I think damsons are such a pretty addition & they do well here. 🌱
Wild damsons ripening nicely. Looks like a good year for them. This is for you, Michael @mtgallagher.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Wild damsons ripening nicely. Looks like a good year for them. This is for you, Michael @mtgallagher.bsky.social
The Mother Superior: "you've done such a good job with the blackberries! You'll soon be on to picking the plums and damsons!"
Me and the novice, the moment she's left the room: "... what the fuck is a damson???"
Me and the novice, the moment she's left the room: "... what the fuck is a damson???"
July 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The Mother Superior: "you've done such a good job with the blackberries! You'll soon be on to picking the plums and damsons!"
Me and the novice, the moment she's left the room: "... what the fuck is a damson???"
Me and the novice, the moment she's left the room: "... what the fuck is a damson???"
Damsons, just need some sunshine to ripen them 🌱
July 15, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Damsons, just need some sunshine to ripen them 🌱