I've lived here 10 years...

[gerisullivan]

...how could I not have known that some of weeds running rampant are Stinging Nettle?

I can report it comes by its name honestly.

For the record, I was wearing gloves. Alas, they didn't protect my left forearm, or my left leg...through the cotton cargo capris.

Hmmm...surely I must have some aloe around here somewhere. Or some baking soda. I'm unconvinced that the washing and generic Benedryl cream are doing the trick.

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[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Yes, I remember Dave Crawford with pleasure and delight.

I don't remember seeing jewelweed about, but you were right about the stings not lasting very long. It was more like 3-4 hours until the last of the stinging sensation vanished (along with the welts), but the worst of it was in the first 15 minutes, and the "gosh, that still hurts" ended in the couple of hours you mentioned.