"Old Man's winter Beard" more at Flickr
(Clematis drummondii, aka old man's beard, aka Texas virgin's bower)
along a fence line in a field of mesquite
Midland, Texas
Today's Random Happy Bits
This quote by Texas legendary author, J. Frank Dobie, "If people are to enjoy their own lives they must be aware of the significance of their own environment. The mesquite is, objectively, as good and beautiful as the Grecian acanthus."
Links:
Texas Monthly, January 1986, "Voice of a Mythic Land" photo and one page article about J. Frank Dobie.
3 comments:
Wonderful. I really love this picture.
This is so much more than a random jumble of weeds. Beautiful pic in it's own right Debi!
I absolutely agree with that quote!
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