Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greetings to all. This week is mostly in the neighborhood. The first is some sunflowers caught behind a fence: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/sunflower+behind+the+wire.jpg.html Four doors or so down the street the City of Austin started putting electric meters out on metal structures at the property line. This neighbors box and supports(much of the US still puts the power lines up on poles) has attracted a very ambitious vine: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/reaching+out+for+support.jpg.html Rock roses are native plants and will grow in all kinds of soils: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/pollen+for+the+taking.jpg.html A little closer view: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/getting+closer.jpg.html Much of the year can be brutal for plants in Austin; high temperatures and little to no rain. Still, some natives thrive in very harsh conditions: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/life+in+the+cracks.jpg.html This week ends with some bamboo trying for a jail break: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesday+Weeds/bamboo+jail.jpg.html All the best. -- Don don.dory at gmail.com