Archive for June, 2005
el llanero
If you haven’t been reading Burr Williams’ new blog, you are missing a real treat. He’s had it for less than a month but it has already become one of my favorites.
He calls it El Llanero, because he lives in Midland near the southern extremity of the llano estacado, the part of […]
cactus flower
It’s already too hot to do much in the way of gardening. I’m just observing what is still flowering, like these cactus flowers.
I notice that the bluebonnets have already gone to seed so I figure it must be a good time to sow them. I had intended to collect seed from the […]
latin
This is something I have been needing for a long time - a guide to botanical Latin pronunciation. It even pronounces them out loud for you. I always feel like a dunce when I accent the wrong syllable or use a long a when it should be a short a. […]
the book meme
It’s my turn with the book meme.
1. Total Number of Books I Have Owned: Maybe three thousand max and I have gotten rid of half of them. When I was younger I loved to collect books. I still have a lot on display and I have […]