Today my dd brought me a 'weed' and asked what I thought it was. The cats were eating it, and that is why she noticed it. So I smelled it and it smells like mint. I looked for a while on the Internet and found that it is either cat mint or catnip. Some sites say it's the same thing and some say they are a bit different. Both are from the mint family and perfectly safe for humans. Now to dig some of it up to put it in the garden so it is officially an herb and not a weed:)
I also saw the birds that I look for each spring. They don't stick around here long, but are really pretty and as we have very few trees, we don't get a lot of the pretty, colorful birds around here. Mostly we get prairie birds which sing beautifully, but don't have much color to them. I also looked these up and found them to be Yellow headed blackbirds. Not an original name:) And they are LOUD!!!
Here is our last discovery. I found this little one's momma while she was giving birth. She dropped her baby and walked away. I tried to get the momma to take some interest, but she had already let the first born die and didn't want to be anywhere near this one. I knew we couldn't keep it alive, but the other cats were a little too interested in the baby (which when wet and brand new looked much too like a dead mouse or rat), so I brought it in. Yes, the poor thing died, but we gave it love and care for as long as we could:( The poor little thing was so ugly that it was cute:)
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Actually, I had dandelion leaves in a salad in Canada! But it was mixed with other types of salad greens as well. And then had a vinegarette dressing. Wasn't bad! Remember that mint really grows!
Oh happy tasting! You're one brave sister in law!
Dh thinks I'm crazy, but I figure, if the animals can eat it, I probably can too:)
Love those birds! I've never seen or even heard of them before. We grow catnip for the cats, have never considered eating it.
Hope you and your family are doing well. Haven't heard from you much nor do I recall seeing you much on STO. Hope the garden plans are coming along as you had hoped.
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