Vegetable caltrops

[unixronin]

Our younger two girls like bringing home these little non-eyecatching pale-greenish flowers.  (cymrullewes says sort of dogwood-ish.)  They have a little spiky seed pod in the center that's pointy from just about every angle.  After it's been picked a few days, detached from the flower, starting to dry out well and left lying on the floor, it's as hard as wood, and about the size and shape of a small spiky marble.

I know of this because I just stepped down from the bottom stair directly onto one.  It was right under the middle toes of my left foot ... you know, the one that can't tolerate localized pressure or having its toes bent upward?  I'm not exaggerating about vegetable caltrops; cymrullewes will doubtless testify as to the resulting scream of pain.

I'm going to sit at my desk and whimper for a bit now, until my foot calms down enough to walk on again.

Comments

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

But you haven't. Wen wasn't born the last time I saw you. Unless you are counting the one that isn't his as his. :-) Come visit.

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

Oh. Well, I met the other one, then. :)

And I promise I will visit as soon as I can. But you're 2300 miles away. It's not exactly a day trip, even for me. But you'll be my first stop on my East Coast Tour. ;)

-Ogre

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

I'll stop nagging about it then. I'll let Alaric start bugging you about when that Tour starts. :-)