They're called cattails where I come from, bulrushes in the UK, and massettes here in France according to Wikipedia. I had to look that up. These grow in the pond outside our back gate. Their neat, fuzzy brown tops have gone to seed, as can be seen by the tan woolly tops here.
Bulrushes/cattails in the pond out back. The dark plant on the water's surface is jussie, an invasive weed.
We have a busy week ahead. Today is market day and I have a hankerin' for
moules et frites (mussels and fries) for lunch. On Tuesday we'll attend the burial of our neighbor, Bernard. On Wednesday we're expecting a visit from CHM's two nieces who are passing through on their way to Paris. And, on Friday, Tasha goes to the vet for her annual check-up and shots. And the morning lows are expected to dip to 1ºC, that's very close to freezing, most of the week.
They are actually called reed mace in the UK... bullrushes look totally different, like a giant version of ordinary rushes.
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Oh, how nice that you will be seeing CHM's nieces :) Have you met them before?
ReplyDeleteI'll be thinking of your neighbor and his family and friends on Tuesday. How important it is to hold our loved ones close.
I hope your moules et frites lunch happened!
tim, well, whaddaya know!
ReplyDeletejudy, no, we haven't met before. It'll be interesting.
How nice that you’ll see (and I see, meet) CHM’s nieces. Mussels and fries sound wonderful.
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