[Leica] Leaves of Three, Let 'em Be!

[rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com (Rob McClure)]

Jim,

Thanks for the visual.  I wish you had posted this last week.  I found 
out what poison ivy looks like the hard way after removing brush from 
my back yard (scratch, scratch).

Rob McClure
On May 13, 2006, at 10:14 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> LUGGERS,
>
> I find that many of my friends without a connection to the South have 
> trouble recognizing poison ivy.  Following the removal of some pine 
> trees on my lot boundaries by the power company, I found, mixed in 
> with Virginia Creeper and English and Swedish ivy ground cover, a 
> healthy specimen of poison ivy, recognized by three waxy leaves in a 
> triangular arrangement.  One of the leaves was damaged, and I did not 
> try to rearrange it for a better photo.
>
> Creeper has five leaves and is a harmless pest.  Domesticated ivies 
> have distinctive leaves.  However, when it comes  to the poison ivy, 
> heed the old saying:  "Leaves of three, let 'em be!"
>
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Poison_Ivy
>
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