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May 9, 2016 by dorannrule

This aspiring country girl knows the answer. Do you?

Honeysuckle

Posted in Country Challenges, nature, Uncategorized, Virginia | Tagged country kids, country living, country memories, Did You Know?, Virginia wild flowers, wild things | 24 Comments

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on May 9, 2016 at 2:50 am Kate Crimmins

Love honeysuckle!

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on May 9, 2016 at 3:42 am Woman in the Middle

Suck the end of the flower to get the drop of honey out?

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on May 9, 2016 at 5:00 am Jill Weatherholt

Oh yes! I ate these by the bucket full as a kid! 🙂

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on May 9, 2016 at 5:46 am ellen peterson

I don’t know what to do with those. I’m not even sure what they are but if I was taking a test my guess would be Honeysuckle. How’d I do?

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on May 9, 2016 at 9:36 am Anne Mehrling

The year we moved away, I introduced our two grandsons to the magic held in these blooms. Will once be enough for them to remember and some day pass it on to their children?

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on May 9, 2016 at 11:32 am The Coastal Crone

Yes! Honeysuckle! But I have not seen one in years – so sweet. Thanks for the memory.

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on May 9, 2016 at 11:52 am dorannrule

You get an “A!” Country girl. 🙂

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on May 9, 2016 at 11:53 am dorannrule

They always remind me of summer even though I didn’t learn about them until I had grandkids. 🙂

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on May 9, 2016 at 11:54 am dorannrule

You did great Ellen! They are Honeysuckle… and their little stems yield drops of sweet nectar to enchant children and adults alike. 🙂

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on May 9, 2016 at 11:55 am dorannrule

I’ll bet they will always remember and associate the magic with you Anne. 🙂

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on May 9, 2016 at 11:55 am dorannrule

Some little things like these little blooms carry so many memories…..

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on May 9, 2016 at 2:17 pm Tina Schell

Holy cow, guess I’m NOT a country girl Dor. Had no idea they actually had honey in them!

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on May 9, 2016 at 3:31 pm dorannrule

It’s just a tantalizing touch of sweetness I never knew either until my grandchildren showed me the way.

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on May 9, 2016 at 11:21 pm photosfromtheloonybin

Obviously I’m still a city girl at heart because I didn’t have a clue LOL.

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on May 10, 2016 at 12:36 am Donna Pope

Thank you, I had forgotten all about doing this growing up.

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on May 10, 2016 at 1:04 am Debbie Spivey

Absolutely! Wasn’t a summer when I didn’t taste hundreds of these little rascals! 🙂

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on May 10, 2016 at 3:32 am dorannrule

One of the wonders of summertime! 🙂

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on May 10, 2016 at 3:34 am dorannrule

Always wonderful to hear form you Donna. I did not know about honeysuckle growing up but it’s a wonderful thing for children to have memories like yours of happy summers..

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on May 10, 2016 at 3:35 am dorannrule

Dear City Girl, Come back for a visit and Bill and I will teach you country ways. Leave the ax at home though o.k.? 🙂

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on May 10, 2016 at 12:46 pm photosfromtheloonybin

Okey dokey, we’re on our way :).

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on May 10, 2016 at 2:31 pm dorannrule

Your room is ready! 🙂

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on May 10, 2016 at 11:08 pm photosfromtheloonybin

Yayyyy!!!

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on May 11, 2016 at 2:52 am Mama's Empty Nest

Ah, I LOVE the delicious aroma of honeysuckle! One of my favorite scents and a reminder of childhood. 🙂

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on May 11, 2016 at 3:00 pm Eliza Waters

I love the smell of honeysuckle – but boy, can it take over!

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