[Leica] IMG: Pokeweed

[Tina Manley]

Yes!  The worst thing is when the birds eat the berries and then poop all
over your car!  The purple poop stains terribly!

Poke sallet is really good in the early spring but can make you sick when
it's mature.

Love the light and red stem!

Tina

On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 5:07 PM, 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
>
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