Berries

Just this week we (Ezekiel, Evelyn, & I) were in the backyard. I was trying to give Ezekiel a change in scenery while I nursed Evelyn. Ezekiel was running around, going down the slide, kicking and throwing a ball, throwing the ball down the slide, throwing dirt down the slide, etc.

Then, he discovered these pretty plants in the garden. They have purple stalks, pretty green leaves, and green berries that turn a dark purple blue. Okay so they are WEEDS, but the Mocking Birds really like them. I assume they are poisonous and wanted to keep Ezekiel from eating them so I told him that the berries were for the birds and to please leave them alone.

Next thing I know . . . he picks a berry, holds it up to the sky, and calls out "biiirrrd".
I followed up with "the birds like to pick their own berries".