Clearing Loads of Blackberries to Reveal a Barn and Field

Before: Blackberries were taking over the field and had climbed all the way up to the barn's roof line.

Another view (to the right of the barn): massive amounts of blackberries


R: Before picture L: after some initial blackberry removal work was done via the excavator


Luc and excavator in action

More action pictures


Right: clearing the blackberries to reveal a very old stone building


L: Progress! R: some remaining blackberry branches in the barn windows


L: the girls watch and record Luc's progress R: Stella points to Daddy


L: Removing the blackberries reveals . . . the barn! R: Luc at work on a cold, wet day

Dealing with the blackberries: burning

The girls watch the fire with dad and warm their hands


Above: some of the massive piles of blackberries.