Jordan Lake. A gentle way to start the morning is to be able to see reflected in the eastern cottontail rabbit’s soft eye the rising sun and the reflection of the surrounding trees.
Eye Reflections
Jordan Lake State Park
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Jordan Lake. I was working my way through the trees on the shoreline when I came upon this great egret. I asked myself: is the egret interested in his own reflection or more than likely is there a fish on the other side of that reflection.
Oh Something VERY Different
Jordan Lake. No, that is not tangled up twine left by a careless person. Those yellow orange strands belong to the dodder plant. Dodders are parasitic plants. They start off with roots in the ground but soon lose those roots because along those thin strands are developed sucking roots. Those sucking roots actually penetrate their host plant and draw out the nutrients that the dodder needs. Sometimes dodder is a problem as in blueberry fields. Sometimes it is not. But it is a curiosity and I thought y’all might like to see another kind of wildflower … a parasitic plant that happens to be in the morning glory family. Very interesting isn’t it.
Great Blue Heron Vignette
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Lapis Lazuli
Jordan Lake. I am glad that Lapis Lazuli, my Chevy truck, sees so clearly our paths as we wander the Jordan Lake Neighborhood. She makes the paths easy and full of wonderment about what we will next see. Lapis is a steady sturdy companion!
Crimson-eyed Rose-mallow
Jordan Lake. The crimson-eyed rose-mallows are blooming. This blossom may look familiar – especially if you have ever grown okra. However this is not okra but it is a relative and both plants are hibiscus varieties. Like okra, the rose-mallow is edible although I’ve never tasted it. The crimson-eyed rose-mallow is native to North America while the okra originated somewhere in Africa.
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