“To be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring — these are some of the rewards of the simple life.” — John Burroughs Happy Earth Day, 2023! Taken at Mulehose National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, April 2023. Pictured is Plains Dozedaisy.
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Prairie verbena, Glandularia bipinnatifida, has shown me through the years its resilient fortitude to withstand droughts, thrives when the rains come, and most important in many areas where it is present is always blooming year-round. Often this is the first wildflower to emerge right before spring. This low-growing native wildflower is simply the best. Happy…
Read MoreWhen I learn something new about a plant it makes seeing them the next time even more impressive. Hartweg Evening Primrose or Hartweg Sundrops (Calylophus hartwegii) greets the world in the evening, stays up all night, and then by the evening of the next day it is spent. After it is done for the blooms…
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In these unprecedented times of 2020, I rediscovered a native beauty growing in a cotton field. While this plant is a low growing plant, the specimens in this field came up to over my knee. They are quite distinctive plants observed from 75 MPH and even more remarkable up close. Devil’s claw or unicorn plant…
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Forgotten Winds 