Oh my it was so great to get some rain! Our bucket now says over an inch fell in the last few days. No complaints here. 🙂 Hope your bucket got a bunch too!
The rain drops magnified the hairs of a Snow-on-the-prairie (Euphorbia marginata)!
A delightful Hover Fly (Toxomerus politus) stopped in!
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) was a stand out.
The Goldeneye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) and the other lichens were taking it all in!
The colorful Chittamwood or Bumelia dripped!
But really caught my eye today was the ephemeral Rain Lily (Zephyranthes chlorosolen)!
From the top!
Side shot!
Every angle was just awesome! Indeed the perennial monocot that only sprouts up after a rain is always sure to make me smile.
Tomorrow’s post back to the Cooke County drive-about.
The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
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Raindrop magnifier – so cool. And I’ll have to go looking for rain lilies here on Thursday.
Great articles on ancient dates(wish I could taste one!) and solar tags on wildlife – wonder if some have cameras too.
Raindrop magnifier – so cool. And I’ll have to go looking for rain lilies here on Thursday.
Great articles on ancient dates(wish I could taste one!) and solar tags on wildlife – wonder if some have cameras too.
I love the rain lilies also and especially the last pic. Will go look tomorrow for some here.
Love how wetness on everything brings out the best color.
On a search for rain lilies tomorrow.
Rain lilies appeared in our yard several years ago. I don’t know where they came from, but they are welcome!
Yay rain lilies! From our rain a month ago our one bulb put up two stalks this year.
More for next year!