I’ve been spending so much time decompressing in nature, I’ve gone from being 6-foot-4 to standing 5-foot-4. July 23, 2020 Gail Batt I’ve been spending so much time decompressing in nature, I’ve gone from being 6-foot-4 to standing 5-foot-4. Canada Thistle is nest-building material for the American Goldfinch. Virginia Creeper leaves showing evidence of stress by turning red. When I was a dear boy, it was called five-fingered ivy because of the five leaflets and to help differentiate it from poison ivy and its warning, “Leaves of three, let them be!” A Blue Jay sunbathing in front of a window in dire need of cleaning.