Devil’s Grandmother
Elephantopus tomentosus, is better known as: Wooly Elephant’s Foot, Wooly-Leaved Elephant’s Foot, Devil’s Grandmother, Soft Elephant’s Foot, Tobacco Weed, or Hairy Elephant’s Foot.
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Tag: Nature
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Today’s Shot 193
Choice
Snail on a Snail – Quail Habitat Thank you M for a wonderful walk through the woods 🍄 🐌♥️
What is Important to you?
No goals – killing time
Too many goals – time is short
Values help the choice
“The difficulty in life is the choice.”
-George Moore
What is most important to you right now?
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Today’s Shot 192
Phytolacca americana
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Pokeweed, Pokeberry, American Pokeweed, Great Pokeweed, Red Ink Plant, Pigeonberry, Inkberry, Cancer Root, American Spinach, American Nightshade, Virginia Poke, Bear’s Grape
The berries, leaves, stems, and roots of the pokeweed are all toxic to humans. Despite this fact, the early spring greens have been used, after repeated boilings (draining off the water each time) to remove toxins, in a dish called poke sallet. In past years it could even be found canned in the deep South.
The purple berry juice (poke or pokan, meaning blood / bloody) has been used as a dye / ink. While it is considered an invasive weed, it is also cultivated by some, especially for its berries, which birds and animals enjoy. This makes it a great spot to wait for those wildlife photoshoots!
Notes of Interest
Each berry contains 10 seeds protected by a hard outer layer that can keep it viable for 40 years.
Pokeberry even has a song: The Elvis version, Polk Salad Annie
Pokeberries and Affordable Solar Power: Science Daily
I did not realize I had a pokeberry in my yard until it reached out it’s lovely, berry fingers and painted purple designs all the way down the side of my vehicle. It has grown up surrounded by other bushes, and is now over 6-feet tall. If you get the juice on your skin, as I did while taking the photos, expect to be wearing it for a while.
*Gloves are advised if you must handle Pokeberry to prevent toxins from being absorbed through the skin.
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Today’s Shot 190
Lawn Council
Plans are afoot
The council has gathered
This meeting is called to order
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Today’s Shot 189
Surviving
One fellow’s journey
Took him above the melee
It’s a nice view from up there
Free of the coop
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(I can think of a good rhyme here)
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A few moments respite
Can make the difference between
Drowning in feathers and squawks –
or surviving
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Today’s Shot 188
Tree Gazing
Memories
Holding one child on a hip, and one by the hand – we gather under the trees.
“Shh, listen!” The wind stirs the leaves. “The trees are clapping their hands!”
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Today’s Shot 187
Note Pads
Pond-Walk Thoughts The quill is ready
Dipped in the blue-black squid stain
Blots like water drops
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Today’s Shot 185
Blue Giant
Blue Giant Buds The Blue Giant Agapanthus, also known as African lily and Nile lily, forms large clumps of leaves with tall stems decorated in round, full deep blue / purple flower clusters. The word Agapanthus is derived from the Greek words agape, meaning love, and anthos, meaning flower. Agapanthus can be translated as, “Flower of Love”.
What seemingly small beginning, has the potential to bloom into a luxurious bouquet in my life?
Blue Giant in Bloom
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