Author: Sarah Potter Writes
Sarah is a British eccentric who writes offbeat fiction, haiku and tanka poetry. When stuck for words, she sketches or paints instead. She's into nature conservation, sustainability, gardening, dogs, natural health, and reading. Her sociability is something that happens in short bursts with long breathing spaces in between. View all posts by Sarah Potter Writes
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Yummy, great in a smoothie.
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Just as well the Fatsia japonica is only a “false” castor oil plant! If it was a real one, it would have pods that contained ricin, so one smoothie would mean curtains for anyone who drank it D:
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Oh right. On reflection I’d better throw away those mushrooms I picked in the woods this morning as well 🙂
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So rich…
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Very rich, but not for eating!
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A very yummy closeup, Sarah. 🙂
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They might match blueberries in colour, but I wouldn’t suggest eating them, Sylvia. A definite promoter of tummy ache, I think.
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Oh dear! 😦
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What a sneak nature is; these look good enough to devour! Lovely picture, Sarah.
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I often wonder how many early hunters and gatherers died as a result of experimenting with different foods, colourful berries and fungi in particular. Or maybe they had a natural instinct for discerning how edible or poisonous something was, like most wild animals do (an instinct lost to many domestic animals).
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a beautiful closeup and I want to pick one!
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I haven’t tried picking one. They look quite strongly attached to their stems and the birds aren’t interested in them, so I guess they’re going to stay there for purely decorative purpose. The winter cream-coloured winter flowers that come before them are rather fun to look at during the bleak months. You can see a clump of them here (bottom left), although the bush wasn’t so mature and the photograph rather blurry, as I didn’t have such a good camera in those days. https://sarahpotterwrites.com/2012/12/29/winter-haiku-1/
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they are lovely and I love the flower post too!
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Thank you. Glad you liked the post 🙂
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Beautiful and deadly then Sarah!
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They’re certainly not on my dinner menu, Andrea! Not even the birds want to eat them.
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