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.
I grew up in the land of the black walnut, Juglans nigra. And if you grew up in the eastern US, then you did...
According to Petey canyon hackberry trees beg to be hugged. Oh dear.
Even as a child I was astounded by the silence of snow. I wonder if there is a name for silent snow? Around our...