Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lovely photo of a nuisance! We also have some berries growing in the garden of the new house, but the birds unfortunately seem to prefer the fresh figs. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 10 Aug 2018, at 23:07, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > If one reads the stories of the American pioneers heading west, one will > find frequent mentions of Pokeweed. The berries are poisonous, but the > leaves were eaten for their vitamin content. > > In my yard it is a nuisance, cropping up in many border areas. But, if > caught in the sunlight, it sort of glows. As the berries ripen, they turn > a purplish black, and are quickly snatched by the birds. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180810-DSCF9218.JPG.html > > X-T2 and 55mm Takumar, with CU lens and monopod. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >