I found these in the woods the other day. This stuff is so alien. Indian Pipes or Ghost Plant. Apparently rare, and completely without chlorophyll. It lives in a parasitic relationship with the host tree.. living off a fungus that lives on the roots of certain trees, the plant gets its energy from the tree's photosynthesis. How cool is that? We have quite a bit of it in the woods and trod delicately around it all. I had noticed some last year and here it is again. Funny things grow in the temperate rain forest in which we live!
And these are green. The garden is producing copious quantities of things green. How many snap peas can one person consume? Not as many as the garden produces. We cried uncle the yesterday with the broccoli. Husband made a quantity of broccoli salad... the one with craisins and pumpkin seeds. I love it but he made enough for a large wedding buffet and there are just two of us at home. He bagged it all up in the fridge and we have been eating it daily for days. We couldn't eat any more of it. I called a friend. Thank goodness for friends. It was a win win. We both thought we had the better deal. They had salad already made and we didn't have to eat it! Maybe I could have used it as a quilt guild door prize?
Not having grandchildren, just grandcats... here are cute cat pictures. Son was very concerned that the cats would be freaked out by Webster. What do you think about that?
LOL... I have grandcats that come to visit too and try to befriend our cat. That is one bizarre looking plant! Good luck with the peas.
ReplyDeleteOh, I just LOVED this post - every word of it! The pics of the woodland flowers brought me back to upstate NY, and your sweet black kitties are adorable.
ReplyDeleteI think those ghost plants are creepy! :) But I love those grand cats! Isn't there just something so neat about black cats! So Halloweeny! Our son's family has one black cat and our daughter has 5 cats but only one is black and he is the friendliest. Of course the grand cats love to go in places that they aren't suppose to go into, it's there job!
ReplyDeleteOh, and those snap peas look delicious! I think I could eat them forever!
ReplyDeleteHey, we saw those plants too just the other day! Had never seen them before and had no clue what they were. Now I know!!!
ReplyDeleteWicked cool!!
ReplyDeleteAs for the broccoli, I hear that broccoli cheddar soup freezes well. That way you can use it but not have to eat it. Until later. :-)
that first pic just says, stay on your own side of the bed. the last one is terribly cute
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