It’s time for class!
No worries, there won’t be a test.
Maine Adult Education offers endless opportunities to shake your head and say WTF? enrich your mind. Last year there were some fascinating topics:
You’re never too old to learn…. Spoons.
You’re never to old to learn…. Potatoes.
You’re never too old to learn…. Ukulele
You’re never too old to learn…. Chakra Toning.
You’re never too old to learn…. Mindfulness.
And this year started off with a bang as well…
You’re never to old to learn…. Tin Cans.
Today’s selection from the brochure of the bizarre curriculum is:
Yes, you too can have your very own flute made from a pesky weed in your backyard.
To hell with cutting it down…
Blow into it and start a band.
You’ll be the envy of your friends, I promise.
And in case you’re unfamiliar…
Japanese Knotweed is a large, extremely invasive plant.
actual photo of Japanese Knotweed swallowing small child
It’s almost impossible to get rid of once it takes hold, and ironically… cutting only spreads it.
There really is only one reliable course of action available.
So why not take the class…
And make a flute before it swallows you whole?
River's world..... 
So… like some unstoppable strain of kudzu…?
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Basically yes. Although it’s more free standing, not a clinging vine.
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If cutting it makes it worse, why encourage people to cut it for this stupid class?
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Hence the beauty of continuing Ed…. it makes no sense whatsoever!
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I was never able to play the flute, but if they make a clarinet we might be talking… maybe… in another life.
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I’m sure there will be more nuisance weed musical instruments in the future. Stay tuned..
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lol! BUT – do they teach how to play ukulele with spoons? That band photo made me laugh. Have you ever seen this band:
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Omg.. no, I haven’t.
But now I totally want to!!
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Truth be told–one thing you won’t learn in class–knot weed are aliens from Maine traveling slowly all over the world and each knotweed flute is an instrument for them to call home!!
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You may be on to something. Every time you play a song? A tiny seed drops onto the ground….
RUN!
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::::blink blink::::::
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You really need to have that looked at…
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*hic* …..what?
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I’m glad you cleared up that confusion about weed.
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Nothing worse than getting a hold of the wrong weed…
😉
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haha!
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Japanese Knotweed reminds me of kudzu, which is native to Japan and China but has invaded the American South.in spades (or rather, without needing spades). I wonder why Knotweed hasn’t followed suit? Maybe because Trump won’t let it in, which would be the first and only good immigration ban he’s instituted.
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Kudzu always amazed me. It flows over an area and swallows everything whole. Knotweed is more of a giant bush that just never stops growing. My mil’s place had a huge out of control patch.
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It’s a bit like ugly goatsbeard. Hm. Flutes — how many flutes are we talkin here? Like I can carve a new one every day?!? Honeysuckle and mulberry are bad enough.
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I’ve always loved honeysuckle. At least it’s a vine that produces sweet scented flowers…
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Weed versus Knot Weed🤣. I have been fighting my neighbor’s invasive snail vine for years. If they weren’t such difficult people I would have addressed it years ago!
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Maybe you could light it on fire from your end…
😉
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