Petey will never be a learned fellow, but he’s a pretty nice fella.
Tufted evening primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) is beautiful wildflower of the uplands. And though seeing it on a summer hike sounds hot and grueling, it does bloom into the fall. If you want one for your own habitat, it is grown commercially, so look for it in a good little nursery. But I do hope you stumble upon it on an early morning hike in the hills.
It was a recent morning of watching mud daubers come and go through our barn door that reminded me of the small wonderful things...
The photos are mine. Coatimundis can make you pretty happy…
There are a couple other species of Eysenhardtia found over in Texas and more species as you head into Mexico and as far south...
