[Leica] Public Service Anouncement

[mknawabi.lug at gmail.com (Yama Nawabi)]

If you wanted to cross a patch of land laden with poison ivy, would one 
be safe with a pair of jeans tucked into some boots? Or would you have 
to take any further precautions?

Glad I saw your post! I didn't really know what poison ivy looked like 
before you had shown me :)

Jim Nichols wrote:
> Growing up in the Southern USA, I have long known the difference between 
> Poison Ivy, which can cause painful rashes on sensitive individuals, and 
> the more common Virginia Creeper, a harmless nuisance.  However, some of 
> my neighbors who have moved here from other areas seem to get the two 
> confused.
>
> Poison Ivy leaves grow in groups of three, and the stem is often red. 
>
> Virginia Creeper leaves grow in groups of five.  Both can have lengthy 
> vines, often growing up tree trunks.
>
> This photo illustrates both species. Poison Ivy is in the center of the 
> photo, with Virginia Creeper above it.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Poison+Ivy.tif.html
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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