Grass Snake!

I've been way too busy at work recently with an emergency. I managed to take four photo-walks since the last AR posting, but I've not had the time to edit and post any of the photos. Stay tuned...

In the meantime, here's a little grass snake I encountered while shooting wildflowers last month in Bear Creek Park.

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Texas Wildflowers 2010, Part 3

For several weeks now, I've been noticing a huge crop of yellow wildflowers growing in the woods in Bear Creek Pioneers Park (in the Addicks Reservoir). I see this area on my commute to work. Last week, I stopped after work and spent some time there with my camera.

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The flowers are thick. A beautiful yellow blanket covers most of the equestrian trail in the park and the surrounding woods. They are particularly thick along Bear Creek (the photo above).

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I stalked around in the woods, wading in knee-high flowers, to explore along the creek. Then I hit the muddy trail and found a near-continuous road of yellow.

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I'm not sure when these peak, but I think it's about now. I'm planning on going back this week.

BTW, I've also attempted to identify these flowers and I believe they are golden groundsel.