Home is where you long to be. As the saying goes, home is where the heart is.
Home is landscape. It is a sense of place.
Home is being with family and friends. It is unconditional love.
Home is beauty. It is whatever stirs the heart.
Home is wonder. It is whatever intrigues the mind.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

North Puget Sound Prairie Remnant

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Native prairie remnant dominated by Roemer's fescue (Festuca roemeri). Located at American Camp (San Juan Island National Historical Park).

American Camp Prairie

American Camp Prairie by Joe Rocchio
American Camp Prairie, a photo by Joe Rocchio on Flickr.

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Native prairie remnant dominated by Roemer's fescue (Festuca roemeri) and California oat grass (Danthonia californica). Located at American Camp (San Juan Island National Historical Park).

Texas Savanna

Texas Savanna by Joe Rocchio
Texas Savanna, a photo by Joe Rocchio on Flickr.

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Live oak (Quercus fusiformis) and Ashe juniper (Juniperus ashei) savanna at Westcave Preserve (Texas).

Cypress Pool

Cypress Pool by Joe Rocchio
Cypress Pool, a photo by Joe Rocchio on Flickr.

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Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) tree growing alongside a slow-moving creek. This riparian area was so lush compared to the relativley dry oak/juniper woodland found above the canyon walls.

Cypress King

Cypress King by Joe Rocchio
Cypress King, a photo by Joe Rocchio on Flickr.

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Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) was a common component in this riparian area. Westcave Preserve, Texas Hill Country.

Taxodium Sky

Taxodium Sky by Joe Rocchio
Taxodium Sky, a photo by Joe Rocchio on Flickr.

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The canopies of these bald cypress trees (Taxodium distichum) were absolutely beautiful, especially against the bluebird skies.

Live Oak Woodland

Live Oak Woodland by Joe Rocchio
Live Oak Woodland, a photo by Joe Rocchio on Flickr.

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Live oak (Quercus fusiformis) and Ashe juniper (Juniperus ashei) woodland at Westcave Preserve (Texas). The Texas Hill country has an interesting mix of eastern and western plants.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Live oak / Ashe Juniper Woods

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Live oak savanna at the Westcave Preserve in the Texas Hill Country.

The Source

The Source by Joe Rocchio
The Source, a photo by Joe Rocchio on Flickr.
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This beautiful, lush grotto is tucked away at the head of a narrow limestone canyon in the Texas Hill country.

Foundation

Foundation by Joe Rocchio
Foundation, a photo by Joe Rocchio on Flickr.
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The muscular base of a really old western redcedar (Thuja plicata) tree.

Freehwheeling

Freehwheeling by Joe Rocchio
Freehwheeling, a photo by Joe Rocchio on Flickr.
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Actually, these bats are anything but freewheeling. As 20 million of them emerge from Bracken Caven each spring and summer evening, they fly out in a very orderly fashion (in a spiral "vortex") with all bats flying in the same direction. The alternative is smacking into each other and falling to the ground where flesh-eating beetles, snakes, and other critters await.

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