My primary objective was to collect some seed from the Tall Dropseed, Sporobolus asper. It would be a difficult plant to locate if it wasn’t for the mass of curly leaves that a clump of Tall Dropseed will produce.
It takes a bit of time to harvest the Tall Dropseed seed. The flower stalk and resulting seeds are hidden within a sheath near the top of the stalk. This means that you have to open the sheath to get to the seed. I’ve tried snapping the grass stem to harvest the seeds sheath and all, but the stem doesn’t want to break easily. It’s easier and faster to just unroll the sheath and strip the seeds into a collecting bucket.
I only got hit by one small shower and that one favored me with a rainbow as it passed. I was amazed that clouds so small could even produce rain, let alone enough to produce a rainbow.
The afternoon was quite peaceful and free of the typical noises of human activities. At one point, crows began to pass high overhead. It took about two minutes for the end of the string to go past.
How very pretty! Fall looks so crisp and clear, even though you said you had some rain.
ReplyDeleteHi Lois. The rain only lasted a couple of minutes, but it was enough to make me stop collecting seeds. Fortunately, I had plenty of other things to do.
ReplyDeleteSounds idyllic!
ReplyDelete(I am happy to be able to say I had a similar day, Friday.)
Hi James. Good days should be a regular part of the mix. My Friday made Saturday even better by comparison.
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