Something Different... 08-24-2024

I decided to attend a guided Ethnobotany hike at Phil Hardberger Park this morning. I learned a lot of new things. I carried my camera with me, but these pictures aren't as good as I thought they would be. You never know what you got until you see them on the computer. Anyway, they were worth posting to remember the event.

This is Josie Gonzales. Any guided hike she leads is always amazing. She is very knowledgeable and has a wonderful and gentle way of sharing that knowledge.

They threw some of these cactus pads on the ground where people where making unwanted trails. I did not realize it was this simple to grow cactus.

These are beautiful art pieces. I had been told they were meant to be scarecrows, but learned today that they are meant to represent fire's relationship with prairies.

This is a horrible picture. I put it in because it shows you that wildlife, such as these deer, do survive in the heart of San Antonio.

This is the State Grass of Texas, Side Oats Grama.

I love mallow plants. I learned today that rock rose with its beautiful pink flowers is a variety of mallow. This is the kind that has yellow flowers, but is equally pretty.

This is the only one of 37 shots that turned out. I am disappointed because there were about twenty of these bees on this esperanza. It was a photographer's dream. I should have done a better job.