Did you know that grasses have flowers? Oh yes, they are there, hanging like little bells. But you have to look closely for them… Closer… Ah, there now. This is sideoats grama, the state grass of Texas. It’s my favorite prairie grass — shhhh, don’t tell the other grasses! I even named this blog after […]
Nature
Critters, wildflowers, prairies, butterflies, and more!
Happy Weekend!
It seems that time has been zooming by lately — can’t believe that the weekend is here! Do you have fun plans? J and I hatched ours for tomorrow over a whole-wheat-blueberry-strawberry pancake brunch — we’re going on the Austin Cool House Tours, can’t wait! Anyone else from Austin going? And speaking of hatching — […]
A sweet little scene.
Just had to share this sweet little scene that I snapped this morning before I sign off for our long Memorial Day weekend. The rose is from our garden and was covered in glittery raindrops — I couldn’t resist bringing her in! And the peony? She came from the grocery store of all places. Ahhhh… […]
Nothing smells as sweet…
…as our prairie rose. She’s growing right outside the kitchen window and her cheerful blossoms begin the day with a smile. Most years, just as she’s coming into full bloom we get a huge hail storm, or a wind storm, or some-other-Texas-size storm — everything’s bigger in Texas, you know — and then I miss […]
Eye candy, Texas style!
Here’s some Texas style eye candy from the Simpson Prairie field trip on Sunday! Yum. And! If you’re in Austin, come on out to Wild Basin tonight for the May Chapter meeting of the Native Plant Society of Texas! Mark Klym from Texas Parks and Wildlife will be talking about hummingbirds — love those sweet […]
A different kinda traffic jam.
Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend? Mine went by way too fast, but I had tons of fun! On Saturday J and I went on a field trip to Burleson Prairie, one of the prettiest prairies I know. After the field trip we went to Green’s Sausage House for lunch — where I […]