Nature Along the El Camino Real
Blog of the El Camino Real Chapter, Texas Master Naturalists, Milam County, Texas
by Catherine Johnson
There are many plants in full bloom in the Milam Wildscape Project.
One cool morning Kim Summers and I began preparing the Garden for Nature Days in November.
We saw many butterflies and the last of hummingbirds for the year.
Enjoy the pictures or better yet take a ride over to Bird and Bee Farm, conveniently located between Rockdale and Milano, and take home a beautiful bouquet.
by Catherine Johnson
Do yourself a favor and visit the Master Naturalist Milam Landscape Project (a new name for the Wildscape).
See if you can name the plants in the pictures. Plans are in progress for November Nature Days, which will be each Saturday from 9am to 12pm. See you there!
by Catherine Johnson
Here are a few things I’ve seen around my house recently.
by Catherine Johnson
We are gearing up for the second Nature Days event, which will be each weekend in November. There will be lots of opportunities to get volunteer hours and interact with the public.
Treat yourself and visit the Wildscape now, as the fall flowers are almost ready to bloom. Email me at cpc69earth AT gmail.com, and I will meet you there to show you some ways to get hours or to get seeds for yourself.
Now is also a great time to take pictures. The Monarch and Swallowtail butterfiles have arrived.
by Catherine Johnson
Both parents are still alive and feeding several babies.
It was so hot yesterday that the parents moved the babies out to get cooler air and moved them back into the nest at night.
I have added a cover to keep sun off their nest and remove it at night so nothing jumps on it to crash the nest down. I will start putting out water dishes surrounding my yard for when they fledge.
Nature Along the El Camino Real 