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Lesquerella and Eshscholzia, the law firm
Lesquerella is named in honor of Leo Lesquereaux and Wikipedia reminds me that he was a “Swiss bryologist and a pioneer of American paleobotany.”...
A Pecan Tree and a Shrew
When we got our little homestead over 25 years ago, the woman we purchased it from told us, “Don’t forget to get the pecans...
Tan My Hide with Rumex
Well, it was a cold winter, but as I sit and write this blurb it is 75 degrees outside with overnight lows in the...
The Historic Ol’ Guajolote
I think what I love most about finding all the relics of the past, from old ranch trash, old military cartridge brass, to ancient...
Amen Anemone
Desert anemone (Anemone tuberosa) is in the Buttercup Family. Buttercups are the genus Ranuculus and so the family name is Ranunculaceae. It’s probably just...
Tyto alba
I’ve known barn owls since I was a kid in Kentucky and I always saw them in barns roosting or nesting up high in...