[Leica] Wednesday Weeds

[Don Dory]

Greetings to all.  We took a brief trip into the hill country this week.
In a pasture I spied this prickly pear cactus; if you don't remove them
then they take over your pasture.  Interestingly, several pre Columbian
societies depended on the fruits of these plants to survive:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/It+starts+like+this.jpg.html

Frequently the unkept beds create a jumble of plants competing for light:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/velcro+plus.jpg.html

Some plants make the pollen very easy for bees to distribute:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/here+bees.jpg.html

When conditions are good, seed production is very high:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/multtiply.jpg.html

all the best.

-- 
Don
don.dory at gmail.com