Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Oleander

Oleander (Nerium oleander) is in full bloom all over the island. Although oleander is an attractive ornamental plant, it contains the deadly toxins oleandrin and nerioside. Ingestion of even small amounts can kill, and death may be sudden. The entire plant is toxic to all animals.



Enjoy the blosoms but keep children and pets at a distance. There are plenty of other island attractions to enjoy this time of year, including a dip in the surf, a stroll down Howard Street, an outing in the Sound for fishing, or an ice cream cone at one of our local businesses. Today is the perfect day for relaxing and appreciating a specatularly beautiful and uncommonly quiet morning.

You can read our latest newsletter here. It's the story of the Invasion of Ocracoke & Portsmouth in the War of 1812.
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  1. Anonymous1:46 PM

    Hi!

    Always enjoy reading your posts each day. We were recently on the island, and I thought of a question to ask: I noticed a vehicle with a sticker on the back window. It was the "infamous peeing boy" (the cartoon boy urinating on something.) He was urinating on the "OPS"

    Why would anyone have a beef with the OPS? I was just curious. I am sure the island is a close knit family, but families always manage to have feuds. Would be interesting to hear what that is all about.

    Thanks,

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