Petey laments the loss of light.
Rubber Rabbitbrush is a wonderful native shrub of the uplands. The golden yellow blooms atop gray stems in the fall always attract a myriad of pollinators who have no problems with short days. Probably a lesson there.
Amy and Derrick Ross played music every chance they had and spread much joy. Probably a lesson there.
The photos are mine and of a fruity canyon hackberry (Celtis reticulata), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium!), blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis!!) and the “rustyish” seed...
I like the name sumac and I’ve known it since I was a kid in Kentucky. The most talked about sumac of my youth...
Petey rambles on and on and even recites a poem! I suspect that to many nursery folks propagating the plants they will grow is...