What a Yellow Flower Can Teach

When I looked down and saw this tiny yellow flower growing out among all the rocks, I was reminded that nature always finds way to grow and bloom. I need to remember I can find a way to no matter what just like this flower. Note: The plant is Cut-leaf ironplant (Xanthisma spinulosum).   Photograph…

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Curiosity of Praying Mantis

During my camera trap research, I’ve  had to move two of my cameras to another location away from the Beaver Pond at 3RF. The cattails, marsh fleabane and cockleburs had overtaken the pond to where no wildlife was utilizing the pond and its limited stagnate water. As part of my research, I’ve been documenting the…

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Walking the Llano – A Review

WALKING THE LLANO   A TEXAS MEMOIR OF PLACE by Shelley Armitage Genre: Eco-Memoir / Nature Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press Date of Publication: February 15, 2016 Number of Pages: 216 Scroll down for Giveaway! When American explorers arrived in the Texas Panhandle, they dubbed the region the “Great American Desert.” Its rough terrain appeared…

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