Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, these plants were favorites for
painting war paint on cheeks and other childish outdoor behaviors. Visitors see them in the garden and feel compelled to tell me all about the yard at
the house where they grew up. They stroke the leaves and go all misty-eyed about this magic part of their childhood. I understand. The same thing happens to me when sphinx moths hover at honeysuckle blossoms in the early evening. Are there plants that evoke powerful childhood memories for you? My sons are probably more sentimental about the
Seinfeld Jujyfruit episode.
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| JujyFruits at the movie concession counter? |
© 2014 Nancy L. Ruder
3 comments:
I've never seen these!! I have my childhood plants, too, but these are new to me...
Wow! Wonderful!
I don't know these either, but they reminded me that I finally saw yew berries for the first time last weekend. At first we thought that someone had been decorating the tree with hollow red plastic beads.
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