Nature Journal Club was fabulous as usual. We had 18 attendees, five of them first-timers. Our potluck picnics are always something to write home about, and we all enjoyed spending a few hours exploring and observing both micro and macro natural phenomena, from aquatic insects to towering yucca flower stalks. These meetups are one of the highlights of my month.
In the U.S. we call this the floss silk or silk floss tree, but in South America (where it is native) it goes by palo borracho (“drunken stick” in Spanish). Looking at this specimen, I can see why!
Our nature journal group met at Will Rogers State Historic Park to journal the fire recovery. Will Rogers himself loved eucalypts, and many are planted there. I noticed that the epicormic growth and the crown sprouts were all being ravaged, and took a closer look.
Allison had just finished telling a story about a comedy show featuring vegaliens, when I noticed some oak tree bark doing a good imitation of a vegetative alien.
The squirrels are happy. But the acorn woodpeckers are going to have drill bigger storage holes!
A little something I’m working on for school walks at the state park.
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