— by Nancy Pumphrey
We wish all of you could have been with us on the field trip to Tejas Park on Saturday, June 10. The first part of the walk was through the woods with sightings of American germander, snapdragon vine, and black-eyed Susan. The river was on the left and we peeked down there. We pressed on and walked out to the open area.
WOW, what a sight! The whole field was blooming! Monarda, American basket-flower, black-eyed Susan, Indian blanket, prairie acacia. Then we came upon a devil’s claw (Proboscidea louisianica), another great sight. Then a dung beetle came by pushing a piece of dung 10 times bigger than itself… But the star of the day was the American basket-flower. It was so stunning to see so much of it in full bloom.
We wound up the walk with lots of water and Sue’s lavender brownies. It was a beautiful day and a great field trip. Hope you can come with us next time.
Photos by Nancy Pumphrey
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