Tuesday, 1 April 2008

Dandelions and Watermelons

Sure, outwardly I was excited for Effie to discover the first dandelions of the season… I even mildly encouraged a rather lengthy dandelion plucking session. But I really had to work on suppressing the urge to shout out “They’re Weeds!”“We Don’t Like Them”… and even… “Grandpa tried making wine from them once so, no, actually I do not want to ever pick another dandelion again let alone smell them fermenting!!!”


Oh, and we ate watermelon...


Down by the bay/ Where the watermelons grow/ Back to my home/ I dare not go/ For if I do/ My mother will say/ "Did you ever see a whale/ With a polka-dot tail/ Down by the bay?"

2 comments:

Zenmomma said...

We've already got MANY dandelions here. Tell Effie she's invited to come gather bouquets at my house.

dharmamama said...

Did you ever see Fergus/Chasing the mergus/Down by the bay?

Real word. I saw it in a birdie book a few weeks ago, and I'm SO happy for the opportunity to use it.

You can saute the dandelion buds in a little butter - and eat the leaves. I mean, if you want to do that, you could.