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Puzzle Description:
No one recognized it as poison ivy. Mom even twisted off a piece of the plant to start her own cutting at home. She handed it over to Bob to hold while she took a few pictures of the canyon. But Bob wanted to smoke his pipe, so he passed the plant to him. He, however, was tearing into an energy bar and gave the plant to her. She looked at the unassuming plant and noticed a couple of tiny white flowers. "I wonder what these smell like?"...
#1: John Breckenridge (jbrecken) on Jul 13, 2010
Nice to see this story continuing#2: Claudia (clau_bolson) on Jul 13, 2010
I was missing your puzzles!#3: Linda Martin (ilovethispuzzle123) on Jul 13, 2010
thank you, john and claudia :-)#4: Susan Duncan (medic25733) on Jul 14, 2010 [SPOILER]
Oh, no! I have been anxiously waiting to see what happened to Mom and the poison ivy but now I am a bit afraid to see what happens next. Great puzzle Linda#5: Linda Martin (ilovethispuzzle123) on Jul 14, 2010
thank you, Susan. :-)#6: Teresa K (fasstar) on Jul 14, 2010 [SPOILER]
Oh check out the high heeled sandals! I can't wait to see what happens next. :-)#7: Linda Martin (ilovethispuzzle123) on Jul 15, 2010
hey teresa! mom just doesn't seem to get it...#8: Minnie Fuerstnau (m.fuerstnau) on Jul 19, 2010 [SPOILER]
My skin is creeping and itching just from looking at this very realistic portrayal of that nasty stuff!#9: Linda Martin (ilovethispuzzle123) on Jul 19, 2010
Great job- thanks!
thanks, minnie. i was itching and drawing it at the same time...#10: Diana W (aeris) on May 17, 2011
This is one of my favorite puzzles of yours. The image is amazing quality, as always, but this is also challenging and requires you to think more about it. Great job!#11: Judy Baumann (judybee) on Jun 14, 2011
Love this puzzle. Lots of detail. Good back-story.#12: Synthia McBride (synthia) on Sep 21, 2011 [SPOILER]
I have two sons who are highly allergic to poison ivy. When I read the story, I said with mock horror OH NO! because I know what's gonna happen next.#13: Shawn Calkins (Shep) on Nov 7, 2013
I loved this puzzle also! Did you know that not everyone is allergic to poison ivy/oak/sumac? My mother was one who wasn't allergic to any of them.#14: Susan Duncan (medic25733) on Nov 10, 2013
I am not allergic to any of them either but my husband sure is. He catches it from the dog all the time#15: MrsThing (mrsthing2) on Mar 29, 2014 [SPOILER]
Hahaha! You've done it again Linda! It took me a long time to figure out what the red squares were at the top, and the blue patches in the lower half looked like crazy flowers--Venus flytraps? Imagine the light bulb winking on over my head when the red became pants and the blue shoes, with pedicured toes no less.#16: Kathy Roth (clyde) on Jun 22, 2014 [SPOILER]
Then I read this installment of the story. Holy Moly! I dread to see what comes next ... but it is cooked into the cake now ....
Your drawings are great and you always earn extra stars (too bad we are limited to 5) for your tale-spinning. You are a joy ... and a HOOT!
Loved this puzzle- as I was solving it it was pretty clear that the green was leaves but as the shoes became apparent I had to laugh, especially at the toes. Puzzle process was good too.#17: Velma Warren (Shiro) on Mar 29, 2019
Did not recognize the toes until I read the comment above. Actually, didn't recognize the shoes, etc. until reading above. Then when I looked back it was great. Very tough puzzle for me but no guessing.#18: derby (Derby) on Oct 16, 2022
Excellent puzzle#19: Vaggelis Kamaris (evag7651) on Feb 11, 2023
nice and solvable.
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