Wands in the Street: Mmmm, no.

The best time to find branches appropriate for making rain wands is directly after the rain, when the trees release their spare parts. Most of the branches are just branches but every once in a while, one is worth picking up and considering later, and very few of those the necessary strength, shape and vestiges of supernatural vitality to craft into a wand. 

Very few. 

Last week's storms produced zero. Bupkis. Which is completely unexciting -- just look at these pictures: 

Too thin. Might be good for a single wish, but I didn't think about that until later.

I have way too much detritus du pecan already. 

Too lazy to drag home. 

Another single-wish twig. Let it go.

Don't do it. It's a trap. You'll just throw it out later. Or keep it for 2.5 years, adding another thin bone to the growing stick monster in the garage.

This is the park trash can where everyone tosses their dog poo bags. It's the dog poo can. Sorry, stick.