[Leica] Wednesday Weeds

[Don Dory]

Indeed,  mesquite can be lovely but it is a high survival plant that will
take over any bit of land.

On Wed, May 25, 2022, 6:46 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> That mesquite is a nice looking weed.
> Douglas
>
> On 25/05/2022 11:07, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> > 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.
> >
>
>
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