{Surprise}
It’s amazing what surprises you’ll see when you’re looking for them!
Needing a little break from work, I decided to take a walk down one of our woodland paths. I always expect to find some little treasure, so I keep my eyes open for them. I was inspecting the progress of the lilies of the valley in front of an old stone wall, when right there in front of me, my eyes caught this gorgeous green & purple “Jack in the pulpit”! I’ve never seen them in our forest before, and I was definitely not expecting to find one so beautiful!
Native Americans gathered the fleshy taproots, dried them to eliminate the poisonous qualities, & then used them as a vegetable. I’m not big on poison, so I think I’ll just stick to enjoying their beauty 😉
I plan to keep my eyes open for the seed pods in the fall, so I can plant them & expect to see many more covering our woodland floor!
Take a few minutes for yourself today… you never know what surprises await!