almost back to normal, whew! In the meantime, thought I’d share this — a NOVA special — cool plants + fossils = a relaxing show for plant hounds like me! It’s still being shown here, so check your local PBS station for the schedule. Let me know if you watch it! And now I gotta […]
Nature
Critters, wildflowers, prairies, butterflies, and more!
Just a quick post…
Wanted ya to know that I’m still alive — just busy busy! Getting ready for the big May splash on the Hero website, and then things should settle back down to “normal” — whatever that is. Thought I’d share some photos from the weekend before last — I took ’em on a prairie field trip […]
Ahhhhhh, spring!
Spring is all around us now. It’s hard to miss, unless you are looking at this Instead, look on a rocky ledge at a baby blue eyes Or at a boxelder Or a rusty blackhaw viburnum These neat bees sure know where to look Or look up Then look back down again at a red […]
Wild fun on a cloudy Sunday.
Today started out sunny, but quickly became cloudy and windy, with sprinkles of rain. We were thinking of going hiking, but it wasn’t looking too good. Hmmm, what to do? We decided to go and see the Shou Ping Paper Sculpture exhibit at the Wildflower Center. First stop was the pond in the entryway where […]
I voted today!
Hope everyone has a great Leap Day, and a great weekend! If you are in the Austin area, have some free time Saturday from 9-noon, and — most importantly — want to have some fun, then come on over to Great Hills Park! We’re having a workday and I’ll be co-leading the invasive plant removal […]
Thank You, Matt!
Made this card for Matt Turner — he is finishing up his second term as President of the Austin Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas. I watercolored the wildflowers to look like some local Texas wildflowers — the orange + yellow ones are Indian Blankets and the pink ones are Mountain Pinks. I […]