harri appears to have grown a middle hind leg. And she still can't catch me.
Saturday, May 20, 2006
creeping jenny
the only Jenny I know is no creep. Why creeping jenny I know not but it was also known as motherwort, roving sailor, and meadow runagates, presumably because it creeps all over the place. It is very similar to yellow pimpernel (none in flower round here yet) but characteristically as here the flowers are only half open. The woods are full of it now.
muddy waters
the sort of bog that lousewort likes; it's the small pink thing at the bottom, you can also see the bottom of a larger black louse
lousewort
How did this pretty little flower get its unfortunate name? Apparently,it was believed to infest sheep with lice. It may just be that the liver fluke and lousewort live in the same damp, boggy places. This is just your common or garden lousewort, the juicy red flashy marsh lousewort comes out soon around Kit Hill. It has a rattle very like yellow rattle hence red rattle.
To me it looks like purple toothwort but smaller. See this page http://tamar-valley-life.blogspot.com/2006/04/toothwort.html
very important announcement
Do you remember what you were doing on that day? I would like to remind everyone that it is my birthday on 6/6. I may be more mature now and I know it is not my birthday every day, but I do expect presents and cards on my birthday and I thought you might like a reminder now. Nor was I the only Spot in gestation at the time.
(admin note:- as were Harriet, Frodo, Lily, Mattie, Meg, Vasco, Des, and Toby)
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