Monday, 8:00 AM, 44 degrees, wind E, gusty. The channel is roiled. The sky is overcast and it is raining lightly. We have only received a trace of rain thus far, but the barometer predicts a (welcome)rainy day.
Wild asparagus grows along the roadsides, much of it ready to be harvested. The familiar stalks are unmistakable, and if not picked will soon flower, tiny green buds and blossoms on wild, wiry, fern-like stems, which will then bear bright red berries. We can all safely be like Euell Gibbons with this plant, and "stalk the wild asparagus." Asparagus has been a garden vegetable since ancient times. It is a native of Europe and the Asian steppes, but is now grown all over the world and is available throughout the year in our stores. It has considerable medicinal value, principally as a diuretic.
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