Rolandvue, December Bonus: Weeping Willow, Terry Pratchett

It is a cold rainy day, nice to be curled up with a Discworld book by Terry Pratchett.  Recall that we recently added a weeping willow to the neighborhood tree list, (located at the top of Cloverlea hill.)  In Pratchett's memory I am adding his foraging advice.

One wizard asked why anyone would want to harvest willow bark.  The head wizard replied that it was an analgesic.  Okay, said the first, but wouldn't it be easier to take it by mouth?

Here is the weeping willow at the top of Cloverlea, looking particularly sad at this point in winter. There are supposed to be aspirin compounds in the twigs, not sure about extraction process.