[Leica] [OM] IMG: Pokeweed

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Nathan.  Your birds are smart.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/12/2018 12:29 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 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.
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> Cheers,
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>> On 10 Aug 2018, at 23:07, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180810-DSCF9218.JPG.html
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>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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