Fun With Cattails

Back in the fall I purchased a lovely arrangement of plants that included a few cattails, euculyptus and other pretty green things.  They lasted a long time but I eventually decided it was time for them to go.  I started breaking them up to put in our compost bucket and the next thing I knew I had a MAJOR mess on my hand.  I had no idea that cattails basically explode when squeezed.  Thankfully, I found it quite humorous and stopped before my kitchen turned into a mound of cattail seeds.  One cattail filled my entire sink with fluffy seeds!!  I saved the other 2 thinking that my kids would find great amusement out of playing with them OUTside.  Anyway, they've been sitting in a lovely vase mason jar waiting for their lucky day.  Today was that day and it was indeed fun.  I think you'll see by the pictures what I mean.  And since I release a gazillion seeds into my yard, we may have cattails popping up all along our pond for more entertainment next year.