Bull Thistle is a Beautiful Plant with a Big Bite
Bull Thistle is a Beautiful Plant with a Big Bite explains the author’s motivation behind the featured image for tonight.
American Black Nightshade: Beautiful, Great for Wildlife and Possibly Toxic
American Black Nightshade: Beautiful, Great for Wildlife and Possibly Toxic discusses the controversy over the toxicity of this plant. It also tells readers about the many kinds of wildlife that use this plant for food and shelter..
There’s Plenty of Majesty in the Beautiful Pine Flatwoods
There’s Plenty of Majesty in the Beautiful Pine Flatwoods discusses the pine flatwoods habitat and the author’s experiences there that led to tonight’s featured images.
In the South, Even Fall Can Have Beautiful Wildflowers
In the South, Even Fall Can Have Beautiful Wildflowers describes the author’s trip to the pine flatwoods and shows photos of the beautiful Elliott’s aster. It also gives readers some interesting facts about the plants.
Red Mangroves Provide Great Advantages to Their Ecosystem
Red Mangroves Provide Great Advantages to Their Ecosystem explains to readers how red mangrove trees create a micro ecosystem called a mangal. It also discusses several unique features of red mangrove trees.
Rain Can Produce Beautiful Images in Nature Photography
Rain Can Produce Beautiful Images in Nature Photography shows two images taken after an afternoon thunderstorm in a patch of passion fruit vines. Both images include water droplets and the text explains the author’s motivation for taking them.
Introducing My Latest Artwork and Second in the Flower Series
Introducing My Latest Artwork and Second in the Flower Series shows readers the most recent digital drawing by the author. It explains the inspiration behind this particular work and behind the series.
Summer’s Beautiful Flowers are Fading into Autumn’s Important Seeds
Summer’s Beautiful Flowers are Fading into Autumn’s Important Seeds tells the story behind the photograph entitled “Entwined”, and reminds readers that the seeds are just as important as the flowers.
Florida Has Yet Another Interesting and Useful Weed
Florida Has Yet Another Interesting and Useful Weed introduces readers to the hyssopleaf thoroughwort plant, a member of the aster family. It goes on to explain the various ways that this plant is useful.
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Beautiful Water Hyacinth
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Beautiful Water Hyacinth explains why this highly invasive, nonnative plant is so bad for the environment. It then also some of the many uses that this plant has.
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