This morning I took a closer look at my buckthorn bushes. The golden berries had become orange-yellow, some of them ready to harvest. What a joy! With the morning sun they really look golden, so beautiful.

I planted them two years ago (a female and a male one)  on a sunny spot in the garden, well aware that this was a test. Buckthorn likes the closeness to water, and there was no watery soil here. So I tended to the pair with lovingness and kindness, weeded and watered. And today I solemnly picked a handful of the first berries ever.

Buckthorn is golden not only to look at. It is one of those precious berries that contains a lot of healthy stuff for your body. What about vitamin A and E, Omega 3, 6, 7 and 9. The oil from buckthorn is extracted  and sold in health stores and the small capsules are very expensive.  I am going to put my berries in the freezer and eat a couple of them every day during winter time, how awesome!