• Plants

    I Like Daises

     

    Daisies
    Daisies

    My grandmothers name was Daisy but that’s not the reason I like daisies. Some people consider them weeds and some consider them flowers. We find them growing in peoples gardens and in an open prairie. They stand tall on their stems and sway with the wind. In fact do you remember making daisies chains with their stems when you were little? They are also used for medicinal purposes. A little known fact is that in ancient Rome, the surgeons who accompanied Roman legions into battle would order their slaves to pick sacks full of daisies in order to extract their juice. Bandages were then soaked in this juice and then would be used to bind sword and spear cuts. But what draws me to them is their beauty. In this image you will notice I was not the only one attracted to the daisies. Hope you have a great day!

  • landscape

    Windmill and Trees

     

    Windmill
    Windmill

    Just outside of the town of Follett, Texas on Ranch Road 1454 is this pair of trees and windmill that had caught my attention earlier in the day. I am fascinated by the wide open spaces of prairie. You can see for miles watching storm clouds form in the distance. Nature at its best. It is amazing to see a single tree or small group of 2-3 trees standing alone on the prairie. Out of nowhere they stand up to the constant wind. These two trees are near a cattle watering hole where the windmill points into the wind for its power to pump water from the well.