OOOOH! Have I posted about this before?

[conuly]

Nature tours - finding edible plants! I've got to go to one.

And they've got them through December! I think I may have found Jenn's next birthday present. If I don't give her free babysitting again, that is.

Isn't this the coolest thing ever? (I've had the site for a few months now, let's be honest, but I didn't realize they ran into the winter like that.)

Here's a question now, before I sign myself up for one of these and drag Elise with me (she needs something to do): Most people in the world around me seem to think that virtually everything out there will kill you.

But I'm thinking, munching on the oh-so-poisonous mulberries - is that true? I mean, we evolved on this planet. Is everything really poisonous, or is most of it harmless or at least only mildly toxic to us? I'm not about to start tasting everything to check, of course - it just is a question that has popped into my head.

And another question, which maybe somebody has an answer to. There's a tree I've only ever seen on Staten Island. It looks a lot like a Honey Locust, but the thorns are only on the trunk, in huge clumps that complete encircle it for a bit, then stop. So it's trunk, trunk, CIRCLE OF THORNS!!!!!, trunk, trunk. There are smaller clumps on the rest of the trunk (that show signs of growing into the aforementioned thorncircles), and a few clumpettes on the larger limbs - but they aren't evenly spread out on branches the way the thorns on Honey Locusts appear to be. Any ideas?

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[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Ooh, did I tell you!?

I taught Seth the love of Honeysuckle. and now everytime he sees them, when we are together, he begs to stop and have some "honey flowers please!!!!".

I am proud. :D

[conuly]

Aw. Him and Ana both, then.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Of course. Did you think I thought you'd let Ana suffer through life with no honeysuckle??