We Went Nettle Picking!

 Hullo!! Back in March... we went nettle picking... the stinging nettle variety...

Last year, we were poking around the wildflower patches out here and we found this ginormous patch of nettles... too grown up for us to pick but... we made a mental (and Google Map) note...

No flowers out yet...

But we are almost there...

Just have to tip toe through the murky bits.

Ready? OK... we are going in!

Ta-dah!!!! Nettles, nettles and more nettles!!

And the perfect size too... Did you know... a little bear can touch a stinging nettle... and nothing happens!!! No tingly prickles at all!!!

I can stick my whole face in the nettles... and nothing!

That's one of the less well-known benefits of being a stuffie! Impervious to stinging nettles!

Ooh... I spoke too soon about no flowers... the trillium are out!

We got a good haul... about 3 bags full! Then we are going to blanch them and freeze them...

And... bonus!! We found a deer skull!!! It can join the collection hanging on our shed!