Pitcher Plant

My daughter went with me on the hike through the Big Thicket, where we saw some lovely dormant pitcher plants. Yesterday, she came home with this little guy. What a lovely surprise! I hope I can keep it alive. My study isn’t much of a swamp, but I put it in water on my window…

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Research Trip

I just got back from a trip through East Texas, including hiking in the Big Thicket to see the carnivorous plants, visiting my hometown, seeing the Saratoga ghost lights, and searching for a hard-to-reach private cemetery. It was invigorating and exhausting at the same time, but it was worth it to add the final setting…

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