Fiji

Isn’t this cute little thing too graceful to be called ‘shaggy’ or even ‘soldier’? I think I’d call it the Graceful Knight. I can’t find a prettier synonym for the word ‘tenacious’, so knight it is. Botanists call it Galinsoga quadriradiata. Yes, a mouthful. Locally, it’s leaves are rubbed together and the juice applied to

The ‘sensitive plant’ wasn’t the least bit sensitive and was a bane of my childhood. It carpeted our backyard, scratching our feet and legs whenever we ran across it. You’ve probably seen this photo on my About page, and other blog posts. I took the photo weeks ago, when searching for a mascot of sorts,