Saturday, April 12, 2014

A Checkered Past - Edgewood Checker/Chocolate Lily

Fritillaria affinis
Checker or Chocolate
Lily is my beloved
Fritillaria.

Are you more checkered or chocolate? Once the Lamishin people dug your roots and bulbs for supper. But they ate a lot of things I'm glad I don't have to.

I prefer just enjoying your exotic checkery blooms, that I see only occasionally along the Edgewood Nature Preserve's oak woodland trails in the early spring. I'm awfully glad I don't find the need to turn you into fritillary stew.

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If English isn't your first language. "A checkered past" refers  to people who have done improper things in the past - either unacceptable social behavior or illegal things - but now are somewhat reformed.
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Web Resources


Edgewood Nature Preserve http://www.friendsofedgewood.org

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