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Ingram Transit Center Trailhead.
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Ingram Transit Center Trailhead.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
I have taken so many photographs and begun so many series of posts this month, publishing them all is going to take some time. I have been a bit concerned about all of the juxtapositions that will occur in posting "part 2's" in something of a random order. After giving this some thought, however, it occurred to me that my walk locations have meandered around Bexar County anyway.
Bexar County is home to four different eco-regions: Edwards Plateau, Blackland Prairie, South Texas Plains and Post Oak Savannah. Different flora and fauna predominate in each of the four regions, but there are no distinct boundaries. One region blends into the adjoining ones. While each of my posts is from a distinct area within the county, as an aggregate, the posts reflect this unique blend of eco-regions.
I probably should also mention that there are numerous non-native invasive species of both plants and animals in Bexar County such as Chinaberry trees, ligustrum (privet), Chinese tallow trees, etc. to name only a few. This is a topic I have briefly touched on in a few of the previous posts. Eventually, I will address this issue in a post dedicated to the topic.
With that introduction in mind, today's photos were taken on my walk from the Ingram Transit Center Trailhead, Leon Creek Greenway on May 4. This series features a sample of the numerous wildflowers I encountered:
Friday, May 4, 2012
Leon Creek Greenway, Ingram Transit Center Trailhead
Today's photos:
The last time I walked this section of the Leon Creek Greenway was on Wednesday, November 9. That was a chilly, damp, overcast fall afternoon. This morning was a very humid, warm, overcast late Spring morning. The clouds began to burn off about the time I returned to the car, and the temperature soared making this the hottest day of the year so far, topping out at 96 degrees (F).
In addition to keeping the temperature lower in the morning, the overcast sky also provided a beautiful soft light illuminating the landscape. This is only a small portion of the photos I took this morning. There will be one more upcoming post with the remainder of the photos.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Today's photos:
The Ingram Transit Center trailhead is on Ingram Rd across the street (Northwestern Dr) from Ingram Park Mall. Until the next segment of the greenway is complete, this is the southern most trailhead on the Leon Creek Greenway, so the only direction to walk is north. Today I walked to the halfway sign between the Ingram and Grissom Rd trailheads.
As is typically the case, the photos tell the story in themselves. I will note that a cold front blew through yesterday afternoon. There was a stiff north wind and it was a bit cooler than what I would call "brisk." The sky was partly cloudy when I began the walk, but within a half hour, had become overcast. Near the end of the walk, a light misty drizzle (that hadn't been forecast) began to fall with widely scattered light showers nearby. Numerous rain shafts could be seen in the distance.
Depending on the angle of light, rain shafts can be difficult to photograph. I point this out because, in the event there is any doubt, the last photo in the above series is the result of an attempt to photograph one of the shafts of rain.
