This aspiring country girl knows the answer. Do you?
May 9, 2016 by dorannrule
This aspiring country girl knows the answer. Do you?
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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Love honeysuckle!
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Suck the end of the flower to get the drop of honey out?
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Oh yes! I ate these by the bucket full as a kid! 🙂
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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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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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Yes! Honeysuckle! But I have not seen one in years – so sweet. Thanks for the memory.
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You get an “A!” Country girl. 🙂
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They always remind me of summer even though I didn’t learn about them until I had grandkids. 🙂
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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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I’ll bet they will always remember and associate the magic with you Anne. 🙂
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Some little things like these little blooms carry so many memories…..
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Holy cow, guess I’m NOT a country girl Dor. Had no idea they actually had honey in them!
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It’s just a tantalizing touch of sweetness I never knew either until my grandchildren showed me the way.
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Obviously I’m still a city girl at heart because I didn’t have a clue LOL.
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Thank you, I had forgotten all about doing this growing up.
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Absolutely! Wasn’t a summer when I didn’t taste hundreds of these little rascals! 🙂
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One of the wonders of summertime! 🙂
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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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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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Okey dokey, we’re on our way :).
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Your room is ready! 🙂
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Yayyyy!!!
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Ah, I LOVE the delicious aroma of honeysuckle! One of my favorite scents and a reminder of childhood. 🙂
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I love the smell of honeysuckle – but boy, can it take over!
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