Guess who has poison ivy rash on her:
Left arm
Left hand
Right leg
Cheek and jawline
GO AHEAD AND GUESS! I feel fortunate that none of the
patches are very large, so things could be worse. But a few times in the last
weeks I’ve felt like I could just go to town on scratching myself until I
looked like a piece of raw meat. Because anyone who is honest will admit that
scratching poison ivy feels so good right up until the point where it
doesn’t.
And another thing…guess who didn’t get a rash? My husband!
Thomas and I are oil and water. When we do yardwork I am always filthy and rash
covered and have sticks in my hair and he looks like someone just took him out
of the box. Maybe it’s a case of “He’s rubber, I’m glue, bounces off him and
sticks to (me).” Not that I’m bitter. Much.
The first part of this week looked like it was auditioning
for a show on the Weather Channel called Perfect Days and yesterday and today
it is a delighful rain. I love this kind of rain; it’s gentle and steady and
goes on and on. At yoga last night I could hear the rain on the roof and it was
so calm and peaceful. I don’t like driving in the rain at all but I do love
being warm inside, snuggling under the covers and hearing raindrops patter
through the leaves and hit the roof and the cars and the road. I also am happy
that my blueberry and gooseberry bushes are getting a thorough watering in. I
imagine all this rain soaking into the earth and refilling the groundwater
reserves and letting all the plants have deep drinks. I can tell that our grass
loves it, I think it has grown three inches overnight.
I will end with a fun fact about poison ivy. Birds and
animals can eat the berries or rub themselves all over the plant without any
rash. It is only humans that are allergic to the urushiol that causes all the
problems.
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