Dan Vining
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May 30 2021
Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, New Mexico on 30 May 2021, part of the National Park system of the United States. Rock carvings made by indigenous peoples and early settlers over 400-700 years ago.
May 29 2021
Richardson’s Geranium
Richardson’s Geranium [Geranium richardsonii] seen at in the Lama community, New Mexico on 29 May 2021. It’s a member of the Geranium (Geraniaceae) family. National Wildlife Federation’s Wildflowers of North America page 260, states it is found Spring through Fall in woods and moist mountain meadows. USDA Plants Listing: Geranium richardsonii
May 28 2021
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, New Mexico
Along our travels on U.S. Route 64 on 28 May 2021 in New Mexico: the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge over the Rio Grande river.
May 28 2021
Earthship Biotecture, New Mexico
Along our route to Taos, New Mexico, we stopped at Earthship Biotecture on 28 May 2021.
May 27 2021
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, near Mosca, Colorado, on 27 May 2021. With the melting mountain snow, Medano Creek was flowing at the foot of the dunes, providing families with a “day at the beach.”
May 20 2021
Fringed Puccoon or Narrowleaf Stoneseed
Fringed Puccoon or Narrowleaf Stoneseed [Lithospermum incisum] found outside Broken Bow, Nebraska on 20 May 2021. It’s a member of the Borage (Boraginaceae) family. National Wildlife Federation’s Wildflowers of North America, page 161, states it blooms in spring and summer on roadsides, in open woods, and on prairies. It is different from the from the …
May 19 2021
Yellow or Western Salsify
Yellow or Western Salsify [Tragopogon dubius] found in Concordia, Kansas and Grand Island, Nebraska on 18 and 19 May 2021, respectively. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae or Compositae) family. National Wildlife Federation’s Wildflowers of North America, page 569, states this species was introduced from Europe, blooms in Summer in disturbed places, and is …
May 19 2021
Goat’s-Beard or Yellow Salsify
Goat’s-Beard or Yellow Salsify [Tragopogon dubius] seen at Alma Creamery, Alma, Kansas on 17 May 2021 and Grand Island, Nebraska on 19 May 2021. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae / Compositae) family. National Wildlife Federation’s Wildflowers of North America page 569, records that it was introduced species and the USDA site has it …
May 17 2021
Abilene, Kansas and Dwight D. Eisenhower
Only the grounds of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood home could be viewed in Abilene, Kansas on 17 May 2021.
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