On the Bright Side of the Rain

Saturday, May 21, 2016

The riparian meadow at the Mission County Park portal to the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River is very colorful thanks to all the rain so far this year:

These photos were taken on a walk along the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River downstream from VFW Blvd on both the west and east bank trails on Monday, May 16, 2016.

Click on the first photo in a post to open the photos in slideshow view.

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)