Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greetings to all. This week is mostly from Palo Duro canyon outside of Amarillo. We start with a mesquite in full display: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/mesquite+ready+to+party.jpg.html This part of Texas has been in drought for a while, the only things thriving outside of some creeks flowing from snow melt are mesquite trees. They are prolific and spread like dandelions so I am calling them a weed. They do serve a useful function in drought by pulling water from very deep in the soil layers and bringing it up to the surface. This tree is at the edge of the canyon: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/mesquite+over+the+canyon.jpg.html Another view of a mesquite near a water way: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/mesquite+as+sculptural+element.jpg.html I believe this is from early spring but now long dried out: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/dried+thistle.jpg.html A different look at the thistles: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/dried+thistle+in+a+group.jpg.html It's amazing what plants can do even when their seeds are blown into unfavorable places: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/yellow+daisey+and+red+rock.jpg.html All the best. -- Don don.dory at gmail.com