A Bouquet of Gaura, Winecup and Spiderwort

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

With the abundance this Spring, the majority of the posts will feature various selections of wildflowers in the next few weeks. These White Gaura, Winecup and Spiderwort make a beautiful Spring bouquet:

These photos were taken on a walk along Alpine Dr in Brackenridge Park on Wednesday, March 30, 2016

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Half Past 2014, Floral Fireworks for the Fourth of July

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

The first half of 2014 has been quite productive, just not when it comes to posting here on the blog. Now it is time to move forward with While on a Walk.

Today I walked from Mission San Juan to the west side of the Mission Reach then south about a mile toward Mission Espada. I should probably mention, the Yanaguana Nature Trail at Mission San Juan is currently closed as the National Park Service and the San Antonio River Authority are working to improve and expand the trail.

Wildflowers are blooming profusely with the rain we have had the last two months. Here are a set of "floral fireworks" for the 4th of July weekend:

From top to bottom:
Photo 1:  Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
Photos 2, 3:  Old Man's Beard (Clematis drummondii) (The leaves are Mustang Grape.)
Photos 4, 5, 6:  Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata)
Photos 7, 8:  Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasiculata)
Photos 9, 10:  Standing Cypress (Ipomopsis rubra)
Photos 11, 12, 13, 14:  Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) (The grass in photo 11 is Canada Wild Rye)

Late Afternoon Along Mud Creek

Monday, April 30, 2012

McAllister Park, Dirt trail along Mud Creek south of Buckhorn Dr

Today's photos:

These photos are from the dirt trail along Mud Creek in the very center of McAllister Park.

It should be noted that there are about 200 species of prickly pear cactus. One of the most common of these has a bright yellow flower as seen in the Cactus Flower and a Ladybug post on Thursday, April 26. However, as seen in the photos above, the species in this area of McAllister Park has a brilliant, flaming red-orange flower.

A Meadow Full of Winecups

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Before I get too much further downstream from the San Antonio River's headwaters, I need to return briefly to this past Friday's walk in the Headwaters Sanctuary in Olmos Basin. As I was making my way through the hackberry thicket, I came across a small meadow brimming with burgundy winecups, also known as poppy mallow: