dunes - SASSAFRAS gray berries are a joy in

berries are a joy in summer from the bright punnets at the supermarket to the lovingly cultivated bushes in your backyard to the joyful unexpected finds on a walk with friends

the intriguing scents brought close from distant areas

or frozen over and covered in snow

whether it is smooth and flat on a windless day

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dunes - SASSAFRAS gray berries are a joy inbeyond the simple joy of being a fun word to say, sassafras trees are awesome! the leaves, root bark, and wood have been traditionally used by indigenous north americans for a plethora of reasons from remedies and tonics to a tea and food source. eventually, in the late 1800s consuming the sassafras root as the all american beverage root beer was popularized. today, one can pick a leaf and gently chew on the stem for a mild flavored mid walk treat. in