[Leica] IMG: Pokeweed

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Tina.  Yes, the stains are a problem.  Years ago, I parked a 
white car under a tree.  Big mistake.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/12/2018 10:15 AM, Tina Manley via LUG wrote:
> 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.
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> Love the light and red stem!
>
> Tina
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> On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 5:07 PM, 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.
>>
>> 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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>> X-T2 and 55mm Takumar, with CU lens and monopod.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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