Angelica
Didn’t have anything in mind that I wished to write this morning. Memorial Day brings mixed feelings. I do not enjoy the parading of grinning politicians, old soldiers, and vintage military equipment. We’ve not fought a war in defense of our country since WWII, the many since have been colonial wars to protect markets. I was born in 1949. World War II concluded with the surrender of Japan in 1945. Enough said.
These photos were taken today in the Braeburn marsh. This plant grows tall and fast from the moist marsh floor, as tall as 9 feet. I learned that it is called Angelica, — a poetic name. It belongs to the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, growing as far north as Iceland and Greenland. I read that it is found mainly in China. It is used as a medicinal agent. The roots and seeds are commonly used to flavor gin.
Enjoy!
