Plant Identification

I love identifying plants.  Especially the ones that are are edible or medicinal.  I know quite a few of the common ones as well as some more esoteric ones.  I also try to learn about poisonous plants so I don't accidentally eat something deadly if I do decide to eat a plant.  There are also a number of plants that have poisonous and edible parts, or are edible after being cooked, and I like learning about that too.  I enjoy plant identification because its an excuse to photograph/draw stuff, but also because I always like to know what food sources are available.  I just think about food alot. 

A Selection of Edible Plants

In the US, some common edible plants are:
*cattails
*acorn (must process out the tannins)
*pine (nuts, needles, and inner bark)
*blackberries
*mulberries
*walnuts
*hickory nuts
*dandelions
*plantains (the leafy weed plant, not the banana-like one)
*wild radish
*wild mustard
*mallow
These are a few of the edible plants I've encountered before. As always, it's important to positively identify a plant to be edible before eating it.  There are some pretty deadly plants out there that have been mistaken for edible ones.  And even if you know a plant isn't toxic, it might still not be good to eat if it's growing in a place with lots of toxins in the air, water or soil, or if you happen to be allergic to it.

Cut Strings Ending Idea

I just thought of an idea for the ending to Cut Strings that I really like.  I'm not going to reveal it because that would involve major spoilers if I actually use this idea, but I do really like it.  I bounced it around in my head and refined it until the details coelesced into something that really works for me from both a narrative perspective and a thematic perspective.  It's not the entire ending, but it is an important piece of it.  It's about what ultimately happens to Sidious in the story.