late summer walk

4 Responses to late summer walk

1. CathyB says:

   August 13, 2009 at 1:57 pm

   Here’s a little something about sassafras that you may not know, Maya. They produce leaves of three different shapes — the three-lobed type you show here, a two-lobed variety that often looks like a mitten, and a non-lobed, entire shape. And here’s the way to remember them. Three-lobers are Daddyfras, two-lobers are Mamafras, and no-lobers are Little Baby Sassafras. Putting it altogether, Daddyfras, Mamafras, and Little Baby Sassafras.
2. Luc Reid says:

   August 14, 2009 at 12:39 pm

   Wait, wait, wait–I live in Vermont, and we barely get a summer here at all. This year we had an extra seasons (the rainy one) that lasted until mid-July, so we’ve only actually had a few weeks of real summer so far, and I’m NOT interested in seeing any leaves changing yet.

   Purty, though …
3. maya says:

   August 16, 2009 at 5:02 pm

   It’s happening. Ain’t no stopping it. Sorry.
4. maya says:

   August 16, 2009 at 5:03 pm

   Hey, I did not know that. We knew about the three kinds of leaves because, look, there they are on the tree, but I hadn’t heard the little family part of it. The kids liked that. They say Hi! by the way…