This is a Carolina Snailseed vine. They are covering some of the fences on the far highway. I think they are STUNNING!

I haven't had many rain lillies in our yard this year. The field next to the cul de sac is covered with them.

You are going to see a lot of these guys in this post. We have been seeing them in the house a lot lately. They come in when I am letting the dogs out at night. I have been catching them on a fly swatter and tossing them back outside. Today, I learned by observing that it is their mating season. This particular plant is acacia. It and mesquite are the preferred host plants for these leaf-footed bugs.

This small patch of dried grass looked like gold shining in the sun.

Texas virgin's bower (Clematis drummondii) is actually related to the buttercup!

I'm not really sure about this one. I think it may be Texas creeping-oxeye, but there are so many different members of the sunflower family that look almost the same.

These are the seed cones of cone flowers. You can see a hint of petals on the top left one.

This is a Bordered Patch.

There are Climbing Milkweed vines that go way up into the trees along the road. This is a pod after the seeds have blown away.

This one still has the seeds in it. They fly off on those little white hairs.

Honey Mesquite

Alamo Vine

Prickly Pear Cactus

I really like the look of this spider web. The left-side of it looks like letters and boxes. In reality, it is the size of a quarter.

Okay... There is this huge oak tree that is covered in big fat acorns. I watched as several bees landed on the these cups that were left when the acorns fell to the ground. I don't know what they were after. Maybe there was some moisture left from all that rain.

Mickey Mouse!

Carolina Snailseed

Texas Native Lantana

Lot's of nice grasshoppers this time of the year. They are so pretty when they fly, but I haven't been able to catch it.

Redwhisker Clammyweed

Western Soapberry. Native Americans and Pioneers used them to wash their clothes. They nature's laundry pods.

This looks like a free for all!

Western Horsenettle It is a member of the nightshade family. The entire plant is poisonous to humans.

Black Vulture scratching his chin.

Stopped for a drink at Tuxedo Cat's Coffee.

These are Cochineal scales. The little red bugs inside these waxy scales suck the cactus juice. Years ago, the Spanish took shiploads of the beetles to Europe. They were used to make carmine red dye. Today, it is still used in red foods under the names carmine or "natural red 4".