[Leica] Wednesday Weeds

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

That mesquite is a nice looking weed.
Douglas

On 25/05/2022 11:07, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> 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.
>