We were blessed to find free wood for the stove. Last week Andrew, Chad, and I went and got a load of wood and then went back a few days later for another load with the whole family. It was a lot of work! Andrew cut and we hauled. Now we are in the process of splitting it, a lot of work, but great exercise. (we may just end up buying a log splitter.)
So, the first day Chad, Andrew, and I went I noticed some reddish looking leaves all over and thought, is that poison oak? No, it couldn't be because poison oak has 5 points on it. About 1 hr later Chad asked "mom what does poison oak look like?" I said, "I was thinking the same thing. That's not poison oak." While we were eatting lunch I was looking around wondering what that pretty leaf was. THere were only pines and aspens around. So, I guessed they must be aspens. We got home and we all had scratches all over our arms from hauling the wood. A few days later when we went back, we all worked hard, had many more scratches and bruises. That night the girls complained of itching. My arms were itching too, I just thought they were irritated from the scratches. It wasn't until the next day, that it hit me like a load of bricks, poison ivy!!! Chad, Alison, Leanne, and I were all itching the rest of the weekend. Andrew felt bad for us and bought us some lotion on the way home from work. We are just now getting over it. It wasn't as bad as it could have been.
The real kicker is a few days after we realized what it was, I was in the shower thinking about all that itching and realized that the first day we were there and I was trying to figure out what tree that leaf belonged to, I remember thinking "it looks like our oak trees, but couln't be because they are not in the forest." That is when I reconded that they must be the aspens.
So, a word to the wise, poison oak leaves DO NOT have 5 points, they actually look like oak leaves.... go figure.
So, the first day Chad, Andrew, and I went I noticed some reddish looking leaves all over and thought, is that poison oak? No, it couldn't be because poison oak has 5 points on it. About 1 hr later Chad asked "mom what does poison oak look like?" I said, "I was thinking the same thing. That's not poison oak." While we were eatting lunch I was looking around wondering what that pretty leaf was. THere were only pines and aspens around. So, I guessed they must be aspens. We got home and we all had scratches all over our arms from hauling the wood. A few days later when we went back, we all worked hard, had many more scratches and bruises. That night the girls complained of itching. My arms were itching too, I just thought they were irritated from the scratches. It wasn't until the next day, that it hit me like a load of bricks, poison ivy!!! Chad, Alison, Leanne, and I were all itching the rest of the weekend. Andrew felt bad for us and bought us some lotion on the way home from work. We are just now getting over it. It wasn't as bad as it could have been.The real kicker is a few days after we realized what it was, I was in the shower thinking about all that itching and realized that the first day we were there and I was trying to figure out what tree that leaf belonged to, I remember thinking "it looks like our oak trees, but couln't be because they are not in the forest." That is when I reconded that they must be the aspens.
So, a word to the wise, poison oak leaves DO NOT have 5 points, they actually look like oak leaves.... go figure.
