Monarch Feasting On Bougainvillea Thanksgiving 2020 In South Texas. For My Niece.

Recent rains encouraged this beautiful cap to grow and spread! Any ideas? It is believed this edible mushroom is a coprinus sterquilinus which white upon emergence but this speciman has another fungus turning it black.

350 cows calving and the only one I am overly concerned about is the nurse cow!

Awesome post!!

Me too! Almost added a hashtag!

3" of rain today. First rain in months. My cousin (and neighbor) took this picture of a rattlesnake climbing out of a mesquite tree hollow. Not your everyday experience. 11/29/20

Its so HOT in South Texas even a shepherd will get in the water!

Been there done that..it will happen again!

Most prickly pear has yellow flowers however this 'bush' is full of pinkish blossoms! The bees love the pollen and nectar. Known as nopal in the Spanish prickly pear can be torched to burn off the spines... cattle or goats will feast on the cactus. The next year the cactus has regrown but now is twice as thorny.

A scorpion with little ones on its back! South Texas is scorpion paradise! Yard work, Loading square bales ‘hay’, Pulling green corn all could be hazardous! However I prefer 'zapps’ from scorpions over wasps or honey bees as they dont hurt as much. According to my grandfather when dried corn was hand harvested 'pulled’ and tossed into a mule drawn wagon the harvester could expected many scorpion stings on his/her hands. Asking about gloves he replied gloves made it difficult to grip the corn so were not used.

Busy preparing for the next generation.