This month, since TreeSquares is over, I decided to participate in Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge – (FOTD). Like Becky B, Cee offers us the freedom to post every day or when we feel like it. I made the mistake of classifying my trees as flowers for about half the month last month. So this month – no trees. (maybe). Cee’s FOTD challenge accepts:
- Single flowers
- Buds
- Multiple flowers
- Bouquet
- Flower fields
- Wildflowers
- Tree or bush blossoms
- Autumn leaves
- Spring leaves
- Decorative Cabbage
- Berries
- Still life
- Fake or Silk Flowers
Eat at Your Own Risk
Do you want my suggestion? First of all I’m a picky eater anyway. If it’s sweet – no questions asked, but anything else is suspicious.
- First, the truth is Google is not helping me find out what they are. They came from my trip to Bunya Mountain National Park. The leaves don’t have five lobes like a Sweet Gum Tree.
- Second, while I read that gum has been made from gumballs, no flavoring has been added.
- Third, why chew them when you can photograph them and move on to something more colorful?
The Bunya Mountains held a treasure trove of interesting bits whether you looked up towards the towering trees above you or focused on the ground as you tried not to step on anything poisonous. Obviously this flower was not poisonous of the fly and the spider would be dead. Right?
There weren’t any clues that came along with these photos. Therefore, I can’t guarantee the safety of these berries. They lay on the ground and the vines produced more leaves than berries. The other clump of berries that I cropped out was brown. If I’d left both, you would hardly have noticed either of them.
So my advice is to bring some packets of sweetener or eat at your own risk. See your HERE tomorrow for PPAC #10.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
18 responses to “FOTD #19: Prickly Trios or Tasty Treats”
it seems being a photographer you spot things others do not, like those red berries. and identifying edible things, well that’s a job for Bear Grylls 🙂
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LOL YOU ARE SO FINNY!
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funny, sometimes; clueless, always…
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They look like a chestnut. When I did more research it looks more and more like a sweet chestnut.
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I thought it looked somewhat like a chestnut, too. I never realized how many trees had similar types of nuts. Very interesting.
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Some sites said that they were poisonous and shouldn’t be ingested.
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It was never in any danger from me, nor I from it.
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You are so amazing. Research takes so much time. I kind of get distracted chasing or trying to chase down the accuracy of my pictures. 🤪🤪
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Love this idea Marsha ..maybe I should not eat that red berry..Ha!
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Diet tip #1. LOL Think to yourself, “It might be poisonous!” 🙂 Worked for me once.
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Opps!
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Too late? Maybe you’re immune! 🙂
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Ha!
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That first picture is intriguing, Marsha.
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I love it. I did some editing on it. It did look fuzzier and much friendlier before I made it clearer.
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Beautiful Marsha 😀 How are you doing?
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I am better during the day especially. I just got back from a 2,000 step walk with Puppy Girl and breakfast with Vince a pickleball friend. But I feel like I’m living in Bizarro World where people are being nice to me (except Vince, of course) because I’ve been messed up. My conversation is so limited when we talk about what we’ve been doing recently. 🙂
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I’m wondering why you took such a long walk. That’s why your night times are so not so good.
Anyhow … don’t forget I’m doing PPAC tomorrow 😀
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