Here are a few shots from a recent walk. These flowers were all at the edge of the woods, in the sunshine. They each bloom from late spring to early autumn. The short-stemmed lupine are low growing, found in arid southwest areas including Joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodlands. The silvery lupine can be seen in meadows, mixed… Read More PURPLE BLOOMS AT THE FOREST EDGE
Summer is technically from June 21 to September 20. The days are long and the nights are the shortest of the year, the temperatures can be hot. It is also thunderstorm and monsoon season in some pleaces, while the start of hurricane season begins on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is the season in… Read More LATE SUMMER COLORS ON A MORNING WALK
Thistle is a common name of a perennial or biennial flowering plant with an erect stem and prickley leaves. Most species are considered weeds, they are native to Eurasia, northern Africa and North America. The type of thistle in the photographs, taken in the southwest, are plume thistles. Other common names include New Mexico, bull,… Read More THISTLE AND BEES
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