Fossils in Fort Worth

Fossils fall from the conglomerate layers that line part of the path at the Botanical Gardens. 

An unexpected memento from the botanical gardens.

Colors of the Japanese Garden Under a Strong Sun, Fort Worth Botanical Gardens

A maple adds color to the different shades of green that surround it.

Thompson's yucca plant.

Ferns grow at the base the tree. Within the conglomerate next to the base, one can find fossils.

A bee visits the blooms of a retama.

1915 Speedster Windshield

Uplift in Arbuckle Mountains

Mowing Around the Bluebonnets

Primrose Along the Wheat Field

A Black-necked Stilt Feeding

Composited image.  

In the Shade of a Tree

Cat and Flowers

Clouds Over Kickapoo

Joan d’Arc Rose

Morticia, the Remarkable Black Vulture

     She serves as education ambassador for Wild Bird Rescue. Her rehabber, Connie, tells of her high intelligence, her love of watching the fishermen at the nearby cove, and her ability to find shiny objects on the shore. The two pick up trash along the banks of Lake Wichita. Together, they travel to schools to teach the children about nature and wildlife. For me, she posed again and again, showing me that she adored the attention as much as a human would. 

Black-necked Stilt

Peace Rose

Ray of Sun on Photinia

Banshee, Wild Bird Rescue’s Barn Owl

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Archer, Wild Bird Rescue’s Great-horned Owl

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Cormorants on a Rock in the Middle of a Pond

White Wisteria

Mural in Ardmore, Oklahoma

     Sometimes, while driving through a town, finding oneself lost may lead to the discovery of something grand. Turning into a side street, just to gather my maps, in GPS or paper formats, I parked in front of a mural painted in 2016 on the side of the local newspaper's building.

     The mural honors the military past of the city of Ardmore. The base, which closed in 1945, brought to town military personnel, some of whom remained in Ardmore, raising their families and continuing to serve the community.

     An informative Website, Ardmore Army Air Field, provides more information about the base, its history, and about the mural pictured above, giving a description of the art work, panel by panel (between the unpainted columns), and includes many links (to my delight).