Among all the butterflies, there were a few dragonflies and damselflies along the Leon Creek South Greenway on my walk of Monday, October 15:
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Two Dragons and Five Damsels Along Leon Creek
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Among all the butterflies, there were a few dragonflies and damselflies along the Leon Creek South Greenway on my walk of Monday, October 15:
Among all the butterflies, there were a few dragonflies and damselflies along the Leon Creek South Greenway on my walk of Monday, October 15:
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Beyond Seeing, A Sunday Special Edition
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Beyond Seeing
"Once you really commence to see things, then you really commence to feel things." - Edward Steichen
The American White Water-lily, also known as the Fragrant White Water-lily, (Nymphaea odarata Ait.) has a wide distribution throughout most of North America. The ones pictured here are growing in the San Antonio River in Brackenridge Park.
While the flowers are obviously predominant in the photos, look closely. There is more to be seen than the flowers alone. The flowers do not (and cannot) exist independent of all that surrounds them.
These photos were taken on my walk in Brackenridge Park on Monday, October 8.
While the flowers are obviously predominant in the photos, look closely. There is more to be seen than the flowers alone. The flowers do not (and cannot) exist independent of all that surrounds them.
These photos were taken on my walk in Brackenridge Park on Monday, October 8.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
A Few Dragons and Damsels in the Olmos Basin
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
This is the last set of photos from my walk in the Olmos Basin on Wednesday, October 3:
This is the last set of photos from my walk in the Olmos Basin on Wednesday, October 3:
Monday, October 1, 2012
A Little More Dragon Lore
Monday, October 1, 2012
But it got me to thinking. Dragonflies are one of the oldest surviving orders of insects, dating back somewhere around 300 million years, give or take 50 million years or so. In all those millions upon millions of years, they have undergone very little fundamental change. On the other hand, the Earth has undergone profound changes: in the movement of continents, in climate changes, in the appearance and extinction of countless species of all sorts of plants and animals.
So, here we are today, in South Texas along the banks of the San Antonio River. A dragonfly perches at the top of a tall plant high above the river:
“To have dragons one must have change; that is the first principle of dragon lore.” - Loren EiseleyTo be honest, my copy of Loren Eiseley's book, The Night Country, is currently in storage and it has been years since I read it. I can't remember, as hard as I've tried, the context of this quote. Based on the general theme of the book, I suspect Eiseley may have been referring to dragons of the mythological type.
But it got me to thinking. Dragonflies are one of the oldest surviving orders of insects, dating back somewhere around 300 million years, give or take 50 million years or so. In all those millions upon millions of years, they have undergone very little fundamental change. On the other hand, the Earth has undergone profound changes: in the movement of continents, in climate changes, in the appearance and extinction of countless species of all sorts of plants and animals.
So, here we are today, in South Texas along the banks of the San Antonio River. A dragonfly perches at the top of a tall plant high above the river:
This set of photos was taken on my walk along the San Antonio River on Wednesday, July 4. This dragonfly was perched at the top of the tallest plant, two or three feet above my head, in a newly created, beautifully designed formal garden at the northeast corner of Mission County Park. At the time of my walk, this was the end of the completed section of the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River Greenway just south of the VFW Blvd bridge.
Friday, September 7, 2012
The Continuum
Thursday, September 6, 2012
"The Four Laws of Ecology:
1. Everything is connected to everything else.
2. Everything must go somewhere.
3. Nature knows best.
4. There is no such thing as a free lunch."
- Barry Commoner,
The Closing Circle: Nature, Man and Technology, 1971
"The Four Laws of Ecology:
1. Everything is connected to everything else.
2. Everything must go somewhere.
3. Nature knows best.
4. There is no such thing as a free lunch."
- Barry Commoner,
The Closing Circle: Nature, Man and Technology, 1971
These photos are the second set from my walk along the San Antonio River yesterday (Wednesday, September 5).
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
A Holiday Afternoon Salado Stroll
Monday, September 3, 2012
Salado Creek Greenway, Oakwell Trailhead, downstream
Today's photos:
This weekend was the Labor Day holiday, the last holiday weekend of summer. It marks the unofficial end of summer. However, all of us who have lived in South Texas for any length of time know it isn't time to get out the autumn wardrobe just yet.
It is time, though, to begin watching for the fall migratory birds and butterflies. It won't be long before some of the early migratory creatures begin to make an appearance in Bexar County.
Salado Creek Greenway, Oakwell Trailhead, downstream
Today's photos:
It is time, though, to begin watching for the fall migratory birds and butterflies. It won't be long before some of the early migratory creatures begin to make an appearance in Bexar County.
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