Early morning pruning along the Weavers’ Path to reduce the chance of human blood leaking from a body part that brushed too close to the blackberries stems rampantly reaching for the sunlight. New thorns are slightly flexible, and will still draw blood if slicing across human skin in passing. The thorns make a remarkably clean gash, much deeper than might be presumed, and blood will out. Keeping the students and residents safe by trimming them back.