I am happy to learn things wherever they come from. This morning working on the Wordle from the NYT I happily learned that heart is an anagram for earth. It makes me think.

I have often thought that I might have a touch of dyslexia. I have thought this ever since I learned what dyslexia is probably sixty years ago.

Early in our married life I would say that I have date dyslexia. By this I meant that although I knew exactly when Cheryl’s birthday is, I felt no urgency to react to the fact that my wife’s birthday was coming up in a few days. That is probably not the best example but it is one that I used often.

Maybe it is just numbers that somehow fascinate me. Even though they are in order I do not look ahead on the line.

Riding my bike today I stopped to take a picture of a plant that I did not know. A friend told me about “Seek” which is an app that identifies flora and fauna that you take a picture of. It works great when the fauna sit still.

Flora are easier. I found an American Black Elderberry. A quick search of Wikipedia revealed that The fruits can be used to make wine and jelly. I think there is a song that mentions elderberry wine.

One never knows where a snippet of knowledge will come from. The unripe fruit contains cyanogenic compounds but less so than apples. The Iroquois used the inner bark to treat toothache.

Enjoy the Earth around you.

Carpe Diem.