A mystery yellow composite flower along the sidewalk. Update: Mom and Abby have identified as camphorweed, probably Heterotheca subaxillaris. Camphorweeds are native.Leaves and stem of the yellow flowered plant.This picture is from yesterday (08/12/2022) but there are lots of Grindelia getting ready to bloom near the railroad tracks. A few had opened up by today.I was also pleased to find 2-3 Scarlet Pea plants along the sidewalk near the Grindelia yesterday. They were still blooming today.Downstream from the OU duck pond there is a somewhat hidden bridge and there was a native hibiscus blooming near it.A few tiny annual coreopsis were in the field near the creek. Before it got mowed this spring there were a lot more and taller.It was too hot. We gave Briar and ourselves some ice cubes upon returning.She has taken to resting her chin on her ice cubes after getting a drink from her water bowl.
The Chef made no bake lemon curd/ cheesecake layered parfaits with homemade whipped cream, farm share blueberries, and homemade granola for a garden tour.Prepared the night before in the fridge.Perfect for the tropically humid day.A wasp carrying a caterpillarSpittlebugHello TuquThis young man.Two Texas dandelions from home! White specks are elderberry petals.Bee flyPossibly a baby Grindelia leaf??A second Coryphantha sulcata seedling came up!!!!!Lace bug (Tineidae) on giant ragweed leaf.Nobody home……except for this crab spider!My keeled treehoppers have a big family!!Soooo manyyyyyyShackleton and Briar disagree about social distancing.A nice jumping spider.It’s on a houseplant that is outside for the summer.