Wild mushrooms. Fungi are nature's original recycler. Above ground is just the fruit, below ground there can be miles of fungal networks interconnecting trees an other plants in a symbiotic relationship.
Hibiscus Flower
This Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera). A native wildflower to the Texas region. The colors and patterns give of an almost painted affect in the photography. Native wildflower are a great addition to your landscape and a good way to help reduce your dependence on a landscapes water needs.
Narrowleaf Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida). Notice the Fibonacci sequence that makes up the cone of this flower. The Fibonacci patterns are found throughout nature and is expressed as one of the most famous formulas in mathematics.
Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella). A native wildflower to the Texas region, typically blooming in early summer. Native wildflower are a great addition to your landscape and a good way to help reduce your dependence on a landscapes water needs.
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolate)
Bird of Pardise Leaf Shoot illuminated with a flash at night. The process of using a flash gives a glowing affect to the leaf as the light is captured and channeled down through the leaf.
A native Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) rests on a Palmetto frond in the sunlight. In recent years Green Anoles in the U.S. have come under threat from the invasive Brown Anole (Cuban or Bahamian anole) that originated in the Carribean. It is not uncommon for the Brown Anoles to eat the babies of Green Anoles. Thus the Green Anole has resorted to living higher in the tree canopy to adapt to this new threat.
'Along Came a Spider'
An Orb-Wearver spider (Genus Eriophora) on its web at night. Eriophora is a genus of orb-weaver spiders found in the Americas, Australasia, and Africa. The name is derived from Ancient Greek roots, and means "wool bearing".
Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis)
