![ReserectionFern dead](http://jicsc.org/wp-content/uploads/ReserectionFern-dead.jpg)
This resurrection fern will spring back
to life, as soon as we get some rain!
![ReserectionFernAlive](http://jicsc.org/wp-content/uploads/ReserectionFernAlive.jpg)
After the rain
![IslandConnection](http://jicsc.org/wp-content/uploads/IslandConnection.png)
The second story, about stinging nettles, is worth knowing if you are out as gardener or hiker, especially with kids. These plants can be very annoying if you stick a foot or hand in them; as I found out the hard way a few years back on a biking trip in the UK. I put my foot into a bunch of them at a roadside stop but didn’t feel it right away as I had crew socks on. Later, my English friends had a a good laugh at my expense in the pub as I scratched away. Oddly, there are many recipes for such things as nettle tea, nettle soup and nettle sauce. I’d rather eat a cactus.