Ray's Thought for the Day - Pantaloons

The fruits depicted are supposed to remind me of pantaloons. And they do. Pantaloons and other things, also. (Thamnosma texanum) is the only herbaceous citrus occurring within the Republic of Tejas. All the rest of them, the citruses hereabout, are trees or shrubs. This plant, though little, is mighty common on the Glen Rose slopes in these parts.

Pantaloons, in common with many another plant, is phytotoxic to sheep. This means that a sheep can eat all the pantaloons it wants, if it stays in the shade. However, if the sheep goes out in the sun after eating pantaloons, that sheep will drop dead before it can shake its tail thrice.

So what about umbrellas and sunscreen for sheep? Yepper. That's what those sheep need. With protection from the fickle Ogma Sunface, a normal sheep, employing an umbrella and also lathered up with sunscreen could enjoy a nice stroll in the sunshine while eating up as many pantaloons as it could hold.