Hey there, it’s been forever

I should probably say welcome back but at this scenario, I feel I’m the one welcomed back haha!

So before we embark on my disappearance excuses, look at what I bumped into…

This plant is nature’s own food. It would ripen up and be as black as the night. That’s when you know its ready. It’s tiny fruits would make a yummy marmalade, with no preservatives.

Just like wine, the older it became, the sweeter it will taste.The nectar of the tiny flowers would have you competing with the bees.

I can only identify it by sight, and just recently learned it’s name in my mother tongue, Nyabendwinyo or Nyabendi; botanical name, Lantana Camara.

It’s believed to be a problematic plant as it is toxic to livestock and pops out of nowhere in farms which if unattended, one is left with one heck of a thicket to clear.

Call it a weed but this plant right here brings good childhood memories. It can’t make you full hahha but whenever I left school in the evening before dinner, my siblings and I would munch on these and carry some home to my mom. Think of it as an appetizer haha!

Cheers!