Fire is an Important Element in the Sandhills Habitat
Verdant Blaze The inherent beauty of bristlegrass as it is illuminated by a captivating reddish sun flare is the focus...
Nature’s Beauty Can be Seen in Colorful Flowers and a Little Beetle
Beetle in the Blooms This delightful slender flower longhorn beetle (Strangalia famelica) was yet another fall pollinator happily feasting on...
Lantana Flowers are Beautiful and Come in Many Colors
Resplendent Lantana (Lantana camara) flowers tend to be a favorite amongst gardeners due to their variety of colors and their...
The Woods are Alive with Colorful Purple Wildflowers Right Now
Perfectly Pastel We are definitely nearing the end of the wildflower season as we move through November; even here in...
Purple False Foxglove is a Beautiful Fall Wildflower
Purple False Foxglove My most recent trip into the Gothe State Forest was a really amazing one. I found a...
Honey Bees are Among the Beautiful Fall Pollinators That Love Tamarisk
In Coming Recently, when I went out for a hike, I found this wonderful patch of tamarisk flowers not far...
The Circle of Life Continues in the Form of These Beautiful Seeds
Cosmic Posterity One of the great things about nature is that it’s always changing. In the spring new life begins...
Beautiful Pink Tamarisk Flowers are Loved by Fall Pollinators
Thynnid in the Tamarisk When I went hiking last weekend I found a huge patch of tamarisk flowers (Tamarix sp.)...
Tropical Gridlepod is Beautiful and Quite Useful, Too
White Eye The weather has been absolutely perfect around here lately. The highs have been in the upper 70’s to...
Colorful Showy Rattlebox Lives Up to Its Name
A Pretty Pea It’s the time of year when the beautiful, bright yellow showy rattlebox flowers (Crotalaria spectabilis) are blooming...
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