From September 18th at Tejas Park in Williamson County come these opposite looks at a greenbrier vine (Smilax bona-nox) that a spider had bewebbed. Notice how the spider had also folded over the lowest leaf to make a little retreat. I don’t recall what was in the background of the second picture that showed […]| Portraits of Wildflowers
As you saw last week, on September 18th close to the North Fork of the San Gabriel River east of Tejas Park in Williamson County I found a bunch of Proboscidea louisianica flowering. One flower had fallen from its plant and gotten snagged on a dewberry cane (Rubus trivialis). Below is the underside of a […]| Portraits of Wildflowers
On September 12th in Bull Creek District Park I noticed a leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus sp.) on a buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). Six days later in a dry portion of the bed of the San Gabriel River’s North Fork near Tejas Park in Williamson County I trailed a hoppity amphibian that was no longer than, and […]| Portraits of Wildflowers
On September 18th close to the North Fork of the San Gabriel River east of Tejas Park in Williamson County I found a bunch of Proboscidea louisianica flowering. Wikipedia reports many common names for the species: devil’s claw, unicorn-plant, ram’s horn, aphid trap, goat’s head, elephant tusks, and martinoe (or martina). It had been […]| Portraits of Wildflowers
“Your neighbors are watching and will know if you miss this critical special election," the mailer reads, in part. The postcard, sent from an unverified source, also reads "The TN Republican party HQ will see whether you have voted" and "we are compiling an official list of Republicans who fail to vote.”| WKRN News 2