We have raspberries and elderberry flowers!

Wifey and I took a walk out to the orchard a little bit ago to see how things are there.  We were thrilled to see that we have some raspberries!  They were quite tasty.

We also are quite pleased to see that we are getting a variety of clusters of elderberry flowers about to bloom.  Here is our first cluster that has actually opened up.  We stand very good odds of getting a good number of elderberries this year assuming the birds don't get all of them.

Lastly, I was quite pleased to see this ladybug on one of the elderberries.  Considering they're a beneficial insect for a yard, it always makes me happy to see them on the property.