Hello effurrybody! Gracie here - I was outhelping Mummy take pictures in the garden last
week. The Shepherd says that Somebody needs to snooopervise her to make sure that she doesn't trip on something and fall on her casaba. I'm very good at snooopervising.
We went out in a hunt for beautiful things, and thought we'd share some of them with you.
We found a little fairy cap mushroom growing in the mulch bin...
One of the last marigolds in the garden. Such a pretty summery color.
More 'shrooms - the caps are almost as big as dinner plates!
Ok, so I lied - four beautiful things - more Sweet Gum leaves - oddly enough, Mummy found out that Sweet Gum seed pods contain shikimic acid, a major ingredient in Tamiflu.
Herbalists have used Sweet Gum tea as an herbal treatment for the flu and the Cherokees made a tea out of the bark.
So many things from nature that we don't know about that heal or harm.
Have a great weekend! XOX Gracie!
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1 comment:
Fascinating about the sweet gum seed pods! Our first Oregon house had a driveway lined with sweet gums. So stunning in the fall; SOOO many leaves to rake afterwards!
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