J Fortuna wrote:
"Steve" wrote
The keiki will grow leaves, absorb light, and will
soon pay its own way.

Steve,
That's good news, and now that you have explained it, I
have just had the "I should have thought of that" moment. :-)

No need to apologize, Joanna, as this is indeed a
foreign concept to humans: many of our own children
remain dependent on mom and dad their entire lives. :-)

John