Asparagus and Wishes

Every region of the USA has different hobbies, outdoor activities, things that I’m learning about. Up in the northern region, as my Michigan friends have told me, mushrooming or hunting for mushrooms in the spring is a big deal. Big. Deal. I’m not a fan of mushrooms, so it’s a no go for hunting for them. No one seemed amused or ran to get the mushrooms that I pointed out that were growing around a hay ring in horse poop.

Antler shed hunting…now that’s a BIG thing here. It’s HUGE hobby for most hunters and cowboys. Most will sell the sheds and can get 12-17 dollars a pound for them. It’s like going and finding 200 dollars on the ground.

It’s ain’t easy.

The girls and I have been out looking 3 times. Nothing. Nada. We’ve had a great time though. One of the cowboys here finds one or 10 every single time he goes out fencing.

Yeah…well, there’s this other thing. Not mushrooming or shed hunting…but spring wild asparagus hunting.

Serious.

So….we went.

Turns out, I’m pretty good at finding wild asparagus.

This one. By goodness, this one just might be a natural tree hugger. Along the way to find some asparagus, she naturally went over to a group of trees, gave them hugs and talked to them. Her dad….he’s got some teaching to do.

She’s also pretty good at finding dandelions. Every single place we go, she’s usually picking them. On this particular day, she found of a field of dandelions that were seeding out.

She learned about making wishes and made everyone’s heart melt when she closed her eyes tight and wished, wished with all her might…..

….for her own personal dog….

….two horses….

…another dog wish….

…and a few unicorn wishes.

Turns out, she’s super great at finding wishes instead of asparagus.