Mammals. Birds. Even lizards are celebrated on Earth Day. Often wildflowers are overlooked. Certain years the Llano Estacado gets the right weather conditions with rains, warmer temperatures, and lesser freezing days. Those conditions come together bringing the sandy soils to life with a magical carpet of primroses, spectacle pods, scrambled eggs, Tahoka daisy, and beeblossom…
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Yesterday, was miles and miles of wheat with splashes of Oenothera growing in the built up sand dunes here in West Texas. Perfect quote for inspiration: “If you want to be happy, be.” Leo Tolstoy Wildflowers do exist in this region. They make me happy. Always will! What makes you happy?
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Coming back from Austin after an interview, I approached the small town of Goldthwaite where I saw a blue sign that said something about a botanical garden. I was like hmmm? Botanical Garden? Driving further into town I saw another sign next to a modern building about the garden. I quickly did a U-turn, parked,…
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On Saturday, I led a small group of Texas Master Naturalists on a seed collecting and nature outing at Tahoka Lake Pasture, in Lynn County, Texas. While the Master Naturalists program is a good program it lacks one major thing – actually connecting people to nature and their sense of wonder that nature can instill…
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Forgotten Winds 