Even weeds can be pretty

Watchman

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The bull thistle is one of the nastiest weeds in weedom. It has spikes all over it. I let one grow in the yard a few years ago just to watch it develop. It got about 5 feet tall and then blossomed into about a dozen pretty purple flowers.

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BARNABY THE DOG.

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If God and Jesus made everything we see, then that means they made poison ivy and stink bugs too.
Yes, but a stink bug is very attracted to mrs stink bug and many mammalian animals eat poison Ivy. The horrid fact we have to face is that from the lowest form of life (no, not politicians) right through to human beings, depend on a system of toxins formed in or by the bodies that make the nature cycle what it is. The miracle of it all, is that they are recycled into elements that support life in other ways. From out of the dust, back into the dust. It has always been a fascination to me that what comes out of a dog has never been thought of as a weapon of mass destruction, yet contributes so much to vegetables. It also is an A1 fixative for dying leather.…or was, until they found an alternative in the early 1900s. Before then, the poor earnt a living selling it to tanners. It was called “Fine” - a misnomer if ever there was one. It is quite Something to contemplate that the most intelligent being in the universe concluded that the alimentary canal was the most perfect methodology in forming a physical life support, for life to function, whilst at the same time, fuelling a self sustaining system of regeneration to time indefinite, even forever.
 

יהוה_saves

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The bull thistle is one of the nastiest weeds in weedom. It has spikes all over it. I let one grow in the yard a few years ago just to watch it develop. It got about 5 feet tall and then blossomed into about a dozen pretty purple flowers.

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actually that’s a great shot!

up where i used to live in Washington State, people put this in their flower garden- on purpose. It got loose and is now determined an invasive “noxious weed” by the state, it’s native to Britain, as is ivy and holly, also noxious weeds. So many invasive noxious weeds and even some invasive spiders (the “hobo” spider, the giant house spider) are native to Britain.
 
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Jah-son

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The bull thistle is one of the nastiest weeds in weedom. It has spikes all over it. I let one grow in the yard a few years ago just to watch it develop. It got about 5 feet tall and then blossomed into about a dozen pretty purple flowers.

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We had a problem with these in in Colorado. They quickly take over entire fields if not controlled. But goats love to eat them so they can be a natural control.
 

surfergirl

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Dandelion​


Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale
Abundance: common
What: leaves, flowers, roots
How: young leaves in salad or boiled; flowers are used in wine; roots are roasted to make a coffee substitute or boiled for twenty-thirty minutes before eating
Where: yards, sunny
When: spring, early summer
Nutritional Value: Vitamins A, B, thiamine, riboflavin, minerals, and protein

Medicinal Summary:
Flower - wound healer (salve, infused oil)
Root/Leaves - diuretic; antibacterial; laxative; sedative; appetite stimulant (poultice, tisane, tincture)
 
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