Carpet of Yellow Blooms

Happy Wildlife Wednesday! Thankful for the recent rains here on the Llano Estacado in Texas because they bring much-needed blooms for all the pollinators, as well as a carpet of visual color to the landscape. Flowers have been deeply missed these last two years in this region due to a lack of rainfall. Prickly pear…

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Wildlife Wednesday – Small Dino

Nothing to see here except this posing Western Earless lizard who came up and checked us out as we were checking out the cacti. He was so cute in his curiosity from his posing to his attempt at vocalizing as if he were saying hello. Happy Wildlife Wednesday from this tiny dinosaur.

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Reminding Us of Our Texas History – Ghostly Bugles

GHOSTLY BUGLES by Max L. Knight Historical Fiction / Texas History Publisher: Wild Lark Books Date of Publication: February 23, 2023 Number of Pages: 210 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Do the souls of the dead reach out from beyond the grave? Do echoes of the past resound through the ages? Are such insights a…

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Cream Milkvetch – Wildlife Wednesday

“There is poetry among the wildflowers.” — Rachel Irene Stevenson Cream milkvetch, Astragalus racemosus appears to be native to Texas. This species was seen at Tahoka Lake Pasture. It loves being near a water source for it to bloom and grow. Their stems are deep red and are very similar to Snow-on-the-Mountain. At first, I thought I…

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