Just for fun: Nettles

[Denise]

Yikes....well done.

[marg]

Ouch - are these those stinging nettles? Love the spiky little edge on the leaves.

[Geertje K.]

Oh, I really hate these plants! They say they're great for carterpillars, but I just think they are nasty!

[Margaret Pengelly]

Isn't green a beautiful colour? Nettles remind me of my grandfather. I found a letter written to him in the 1920s by his sister back in Ireland telling him to boil nettles to make a tea that would improve his "condition" if drunk three times a day...never did find out what his "condition" was nor whether he followed her advice! He did live for another ten years, so perhaps he did.

[Jennifer C]

remind me of my childhood garden- they do sting!

[BirdNerd (Sandra M)]

I just remember having to pick them out of my socks. They were everywhere on the walk to the high school pool where I spent many a summer day.

[Margaret Tryon]

I remember have nettle fights when I was a kid a million years ago. Good shot.

[Linda]

Oh I hate that "picking out of socks" thing.......

[marti dolezal]

Ahh nettles. Not so fond memories.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely shot.

[Judith Greenwood]

Evil at the moment!!

[bernadette mcelligott]

not fun if you rub off them or heaven forbid, fall into a bunch.

[Shannon Pitton]

Nettles are not fun! But I love the light in this shot.

[Moira Brown]

Make some nettle soup! Very tasty and full of iron!

[Moira Brown]

Don't forget your very thick gardening gloves when you are picking....just the top shoots! This is the best time of year for nettle soup!

[Laura Demko]

beautiful lighting