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Contribution for the Macro Dreams challenge: pebbles

So hungry "I could eat pebbles", as says Lauri in the first significant novel in Finnish written by Aleksis Kivi. So, this proverb is very familiar to us Finns.

A teaspoon filled with pebbles found around Kristinestad. That small coastal town had a great role in tar export around 17th century. Ships sailed out with barrels of tar as their cargo, and came back with gravel as their ballast. So, stones from the faraway shores and exotic immigrant plants can be found still today around the streets of Kristinestad.

Jan, Annemarie, Lebojo, Gudrun and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Xata
Xata club
Are you sure you can digest them? LOL
The explanation about stones and plants introduction is very interesting. Better introduce plants than...
3 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
I was surprised to find out that also other species than pigeons are discovered to eat pebbles! =O

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrolith

What comes to terminology of "introduced plants", I guess "immigrant plants" would be better =)

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduced_species

Will correct that right away.
3 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Ouch, your dentist will get some work!;-)))
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Gudrun club
Just like pills, don't chew! Swallow! =D
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
They are not good to eat Sami!
3 years ago.
Sami Serola (inactiv… club has replied to Jan
Not for humans =D

But I was surprised to find out how and why crocodiles eat stones. It is claimed they not only help the meat become crushed and digested in their stomach, but they then also help getting minerals and get rid of the intestinal parasites.

And they also eat stones for ballast. Stones allow to inhale more air into their lungs, and still dive and stay below water.
3 years ago.

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