[Leica] IMG: Poke Weed

[Jim Nichols]

Badly in need of a trim, which I can no longer provide, my shrubs and 
hedges await the end of mowing season, when my yard maintenance crew can 
find time in their schedule to do the lengthy job.  Meanwhile, Poke Weed 
has invaded these areas and provides feed for the birds.  Swarms of 
blackbirds descend on the berries and strip them from the stems.  Today, 
I got to one area before the birds found it.

http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200824-P8249175.JPG.html

Histories of the 1700s and 1800s tell of the pioneer housewives learning 
to boil and rinse the Poke leaves to remove the poisonous juice and 
provide needed vitamins during long covered wagon journeys.

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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA