Blueberries, that is - nice, ripe, clumps of 'em, just hanging there waiting for you to come along and harvest them. Picking by hand, a couple can harvest about a gallon an hour, which, with a few hours invested, adds up to a lot of muffins and other blueberry treats over the winter.
Besides the long-term benefits, there's also several forms of short-term gratification - some immediate, as in huge handfuls munched fresh from the bush, and the simple pleasure of being out there at all - others are very slightly delayed, like special fresh blueberry pie or crumble we'll usually have for dessert that night. Even Ramah enjoys his day on the barrens - just browse the berries, eat your fill, then lie down in the shade for a little rest...
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