Saturday, June 11, 2011

Day 166- Blackmud Creek - In search of the wild rose.

A mix of sun and cloud

Into wildrose country...







A corridor of smells.


Wildrose (Rosa acicularis) - wild, unalduterated, tough,
naturally selected, fragrant... 
....my kind of flower.
Free by nature.


"the wild rose is Alberta's flower. It is illegal to pick one of these...

known for their high vitamin C content and are used to make syrup, jelly, jams, and marmalades.  During this process, the hips are peeled of their skins and mashed into a pulp with seeds removed.
The hips of the Wild Rose are also gathered for the preparation of rose hip tea. Even the leaves and flowers can also be used to make tea."



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