by Catherine Johnson and Sue Ann Kendall
From Catherine
The weather was great for the first Saturday of Nature Days. Visiting under the oaks surrounded by wildlife was fun.
Thank you to Carolyn, Donna, Scott, Suna, Debra, Gene, Cindy, Patricia, and Linda for making it a success. Linda was a real trooper for walking the entire garden with me. Also, thank you to Alan for bringing cypress trees and to Mike for the bee houses.
The best part of my day was meeting the couple who drove up from San Antonio and left with many native plants, including one of Debra Sorenson’s Turk’s Cap.
“Help ‘root’ people where they live so they can create their own connections and join others to care for natural resources”.
Craig Hensley
Join us this Saturday at Bird and Bee Farm (1369 County Road 334, Rockdale, TX) from 9am – noon.
From Sue Ann
I enjoyed the chance to talk to members of our Chapter as well as visitors. I also took lots of photos of the plants and animals I saw, which I hope you will enjoy.
The highlight of the day for me was showing some visiting children the mason bee houses we have to give away and explaining to them how they worked. The young people got so excited about the idea of taking one home to welcome some busy pollinators.
I took home two cypress trees, too, and am looking forward to planting them by one of our ponds!
Nature Along the El Camino Real 