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| Red Lotus, Old Farm House Pond, Village of Lewisburg, Ohio © Doug Hickok If you recall your Greek mythology and the story of Homer's Odyssey, the Lotus Eaters were a people inhabiting an island near North Africa who feasted on the Lotus flower and fruit. The plant was said to have a narcotic effect. According to Odysseus, when his ship ran aground on this island, his men munched upon the delicious Lotus plants. They soon felt carefree, being completely apathetic about ever leaving the land of the Lotus Eaters and returning home. Though we did not partake of the fruit or flower of the lotus, we felt the same way about our family and their farmhouse in Lewisburg. |