Here where I’m mostly walking and meditating, there is a theme park next door. That means many exotic plants that, of course, thrive in the Southern California coastal climate.
These agapanthus are everywhere.
I took a long walk yesterday and managed to find some native flora and fauna. Perhaps the radish and fennel escaped from nearby farms.
Mournful darkwing. Great name!Hmm. Are these native here? Apparently so. Blurry house sparrow Pretty sure no one planted this. Cabbage white Crow. There is a HUGE murder here! This is a radish! Fennel, also wild.
I had to photograph some of the exotics. Not shown are eucalyptus, melaleuca, palms, pines, and other trees. Lots and lots of the cultivated plants here are from Australia. There are of course pines native to here. Maybe I’ll see some. Today I hope to drag myself out to see some nature.
No idea what this is. But it’s blooming This is used as a ground cover! A tree blooming. Fruit is messy. These grow huge here. Mine look so puny. Bougainvillea!Japanese honeysuckle everywhere. On purpose. Jacaranda, reminds me of South Florida Resort has many gorgeous white roses. Bird of paradise This is the ubiquitous ground cover. Australian. Also Australian. Purslane ground cover.
Hope to feel better soon!
You can see the ocean from our room, sorta. Barren earth is either a retention pond project or future view-eliminating new construction.
The person behind The Hermits' Rest blog and many others. I'm a certified Texas Master Naturalist and love the nature of Milam County. I manage technical writers in Austin, help with Hearts Homes and Hands, a personal assistance service, in Cameron, and serve on three nonprofit boards. You may know me from La Leche League, knitting, iNaturalist, or Facebook. I'm interested in ALL of you!
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