weeds

it has been three weeks already since i started with the gardening school. this week is our "etäviikko", which supposedly means that we have to study on our own. 

a week from now, we will have our first test. our knowledge about weeds will soon be measured. what a scary thing!

of course, our teacher gave us a list and pictures of some (82 of them) weeds that we really have to know. i never cared about weeds before (or does anyone truly care about them?). but now that i have come to recognize a few of them, i feel so glad whenever i see them when i walk to the grocers or just walking around with Fasu. 

it's not so easy to recognize them, though. some of them look all the same! then i remember our teacher saying that, to know the weeds better, you have to feel them, feel their leaves, smell them, or even taste them (uhhh, that i refuse to do). but yes, it helps! i like feeling the furry leaves, soft leaves...but not "nokkonen" or nettle because it burns. i think, that's the first weed that i've known because of that painful mark that it gave to me. 

in our little garden (that we haven't fixed yet), all kinds of weeds have found their home there. i downloaded the pictures that our teacher sent to us, and for some hours a day, i would go out and scroll the pictures on my phone to check if i found the right weed. sometimes, i look like "pokemongoer" because when i see some weeds while walking, then i have to stop and scroll on my phone. 

ugh! how i wish i can remember all their names. that's all i wish for now....