Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For me the first one is my choice lluis > El 25 maig 2022, a les 12:07, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va > escriure: > > Greetings to all. This week is mostly from Palo Duro canyon outside of > Amarillo. We start with a mesquite in full display: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/mesquite+ready+to+party.jpg.html > > This part of Texas has been in drought for a while, the only things > thriving outside of some creeks flowing from snow melt are mesquite trees. > They are prolific and spread like dandelions so I am calling them a weed. > They do serve a useful function in drought by pulling water from very deep > in the soil layers and bringing it up to the surface. This tree is at the > edge of the canyon: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/mesquite+over+the+canyon.jpg.html > > Another view of a mesquite near a water way: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/mesquite+as+sculptural+element.jpg.html > > I believe this is from early spring but now long dried out: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/dried+thistle.jpg.html > > A different look at the thistles: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/dried+thistle+in+a+group.jpg.html > > It's amazing what plants can do even when their seeds are blown into > unfavorable places: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/yellow+daisey+and+red+rock.jpg.html > > All the best. > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information