Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Mayapples blooming now

Today I did something I've never done before. I bent my body in two and lifted up the large umbrella like leaves of a may apple and smelled the bloom. The scent of cinnamon with a hint of honeysuckle greeted my nose. The soft white petals surrounded yellow stamens full of pollen. I'll be on the lookout for may apples in the next couple of months. They are edible to eat when ripe. The roots are toxic though but who wants to eat them.

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