It’s starting to warm up again, and I think this time it’s for good. I’m starting to spot all my tiny flower friends in the fields, and they make for quite a perky carpet in the horse playground.
A new one for the ranch! Broadpod whitlow grass Tomostima platycarpaDwarf verbena, always the firstGlandularia pumilaCrow poison Nothoscordum bivalveRose bluet Houstonia roseaMany bluets! Field madderSherardia arvensisShepherd’s purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Another friend showed up today, too! Now you can see how Tipper got its name. Look at the tiny tail tip! Kitty had been surveying its domain from atop the hay bales.
No touching.
And before I keel over from my long workday, I’ll share Harvey, who was fixated on my empty dinner plate. He likes salmon.
I have his attention. He’s getting cloudy eyes.
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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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