* 7-19-06 *

As a young kid, I always listened to my big brother,
so when he called these dang seed pods "Monkey Balls"
I had no clue he was pulling a fast one on me... lol.
All I knew was that stepping on one of these things
when I was barefoot (which was most of the time) was
very painful. When they are green & on the tree, they
look like star balls, but once they fall, look out!!