Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022Afternoon walkies Here at Camp Arthritis we’re taking lots of slow short walks. Perfect to admire the resident plants! This is a blackberry in the old, less productive patch. These plants keep their leaves over the winter. They turn a dark purple. The new blackberry patch is expanding rapidly. These plants lose all their leaves in the winter. This patch is where our yard ones were dug. A trailing winecup leaf (Callirhoe involucrata). I have seeds for this in cold stratification in the fridge right now. A true armyworm moth is having a very bad day. Its mate appears to have died and is stuck to it. I guess really both of them are having a bad day. Tiny tiny tiny ants. Diane says probably Monomorium sp. Thanks Diane!! Cute little new leaves on a post oak!