nature walk

 

Cloudy skies surrendered to sunshine this morning as we walked around the Lubbock Lake Landmark.  Publicized as a "photography workshop" of the native wildflowers and the wildlife of the archaeological lake site, the group consisted of birders, master naturalists and a few photographers.  I should have taken notes as terms such as "black crowned night heron" and "purple thread awn" were thrown about!  Thanks to the Landmark for this Oasis on the Plains Lecture Series event and to Kippra Hopper, tour guide.

 

 

 

Lubbock Lake Landmark

Lubbock, Texas

picnic on the prairie

Standing above the prairie like a cluster of square-capped mushrooms, these lonely shelters forlornly await frolicking picnickers.  Alas, the wait has been long, as evidenced by the table-high native grasses.  Located at the far north end of the Lubbock Lake Landmark, the picnic area is seldom visited by those coming to explore the archaeological site, whose excavation has revealed a record of nearly 12,000 years of human history. Those who hike the trails of the natural history preserve seldom venture this way and the wild flower boardwalk does not extend this far. If you visit and bring your lunch, there are picnic shelters scattered throughout the 335-acre park. 

Lubbock Lake Landmark
2401 Landmark Drive
Lubbock, Texas