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| The dog is heading for home and breakfast. |
On Tuesday morning the dog and I walked down to the pig farm. We were walking a little later this morning so the sun was fairly high by the time we arrived. Along the way I noticed a plant that I had never seen until last year though I had walked by it for years. It was the Japanese blueberry tree. This a blueberry that forms a slender tall tree which blooms much later than the domestic blue berry bushes I have in my yard. Because it blooms much later the berries don't ripen until fall or winter which is why some people call them winter blueberries.
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| Japanese blueberries don't taste good. |
The berries are not good to eat although they appear the same as the domestic berries. They have a sandy gritty texture that makes them unpalatable. Last year it bloomed conspicuously and as I said I noticed it for the first time.
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| Light shines through Crotalaria pods. |
As we moved along I also saw that the Crotalaria is forming its bean like pods which will eventually dry and sound like baby rattles when shaken. When I was a kid we played with these pods. We squeezed them when they were green until they popped or we would gather the dried pods and shake them to make noise.
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| Golden Rod is pretty up close. |
I also stopped to get a good look at the golden rod flowers that were growing along the road side. They are really pretty up close and are very fragrant. They also make me sneeze if I stand there sniffing the aroma for too long. Thanks for reading my blog today. I hope you have a chance to get out and see your flowers and trees as they prepare for winter. Bye.
