Thursday, November 14, 2013

Bittersweet

Did you click this post thinking it was going to be a thoughtful post about a bittersweet life experience?
Sorry - it's about the plant that bring beautiful color to this time of year.

Mom liked bittersweet. If my memory is correct, she took vines from their Hide-A-Way Hills lot and planted them on the back fence at Oak Street. 
Mom frequently decorated with bittersweet in the autumn. 
Mom's & Dad's cat sunning with the bittersweet 
in the kitchen table corner at their house
My sisters and I found this bittersweet when we took 
a walk in one sister's Massachusetts neighborhood. 
We took some inside - to bring a bit of Mom and autumn into their home. 

Now - for the rest of the story: Click here if you'd like to learn the difference between American bittersweet, Oriental bittersweet (one is an invasive species and the other is a protected species), true bittersweet and why it's called bittersweet. 

You don't need to know any of this to enjoy the beauty of this colorful plant. 


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