After the Pedal Power Wildflower ride we went to the state office of the Native Plant Society of Texas in Fredericksburg. It was the first time we’d seen the new office — it is a Sunday House that has had some additions made to it. We visited a bit with the couple who is renovating […]
Nature
Critters, wildflowers, prairies, butterflies, and more!
Bluebonnets!
The bluebonnets aren’t so good this year because of the drought, but I found this nice patch at work while testing the camera!
Purola
Today Jason and I went on a Native Plant Society of Texas field trip to Purola — Bob and Sirpa Harms’ property in Dripping Springs, TX. Purola means “place with a stream”. Signs of spring were everywhere, and there were so many shades of green it was unbelievable. From left to right, this picture shows […]
The plant of the month: Golden Groundsel
Tonight was the monthly meeting of the Austin chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas — so that means it was time for Jason and I to pick a plant of the month. This month we chose Golden Groundsel — it’s one of our first wildflowers to bloom. I ran out to our garden […]
Buttercups!
Every spring I try to get a picture of these buttercups that are growing in a ditch at the end of our road, and every year it’s windy when I try to take the picture! Today was no exception — 30 mph gusts — but a few of them came out so I thought I’d […]
Hummingbirds are on their way!
Just checked the hummingbird migration map — looks like they were on the Texas coast earlier this week — so the Mexican Buckeye is right! This is a pretty cool map, check it out!