Our new core homestead is very rich in Honey locusts. Despite the fact that our septic crew cleared several away while moving the trailer in, just as many big trees are left, and I suspect autumn will continue to see the Ground covered in these big pods for the foreseeable future.

Books tell me that livestock and even Native Americans relished the sweet pod insides. And yet, they sat untouched on our ground through November and December and January.

It took a February snow to prove that somebody finds them tasty. Sunday morning, a herd of deer moved through, carefully picking pod after pod off the ground. I guess the wildlife were just saving honey locusts for a midwinter treat.