Scrambling through ditches and pastures I stumble across things that fit or how’d that get there.
The wind gathers the seeds up and deposits them in among the grasses n weeds. Jewels to sparkle in the green surrounds. The beds of flowers and planters spread their bounty on the wind, finding new places to set roots down.
Tromping among the stickers and thorns these damsels thrive, making a beauty. Pausing for a moment, enjoy the reward, saying thanks to the ways of nature.
Along with the beauty are the ravenous monsters. They eat each other and devour fields. They can become so thick that the ground moves, sun light fades when they fly in hoards. The grasshopper is related to the locust and like the locust, grasshoppers can strip plants into the ground.
It is amazing anything lives after these little monsters have passed by. There is a plan for destruction, nature renews itself, even in spite of man’s attempts to the contrary. One of the reasons I question the greenies cry of wolf on the global warming issue.
Nature has a balance and will make changes to keep that balance… In spite of the human meddling. We can help… but destroy………..
8 comments:
Pretty findings in the prairie. It is very dry and we heard a few locusts but they must have moved on. Have ah good night John.
Those are mighty fine findings indeed. Nature does have a way of adjusting to change, and we need to do the same at times.
I love wildflowers, and how they seem to survive the harshest of conditions. They are survivors for sure.
Take care, John :)
I sure hope you are right.
We've not had many grasshoppers now for a few years though I've seen veritable plagues here before. I used to torture them when the 4th of July came along and I had firecrackers to spare. I'm with you on the greenies...almost everything we try to fix we end up breaking worse than ever before. I sure enjoyed the pictures as always John, thanks for sharing them.
Love the photos of the flowers. Nature can be pretty doggone awesome!
love these and have many photos of these type of nature's gems too. great captures, John.
The mighty wildflower always shines thru. We also use to get lots of grasshoppers when we use to cut th hay. Of course we have so many birds now around our house that may keep them down as well. I have one of those ganzias in my flower bed. There is seems to struggle even though it thrives in the wild.
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