Gone to seed
Grass awns
Praise the powers that be, it rained all day, and while the three-quarters of an inch of moisture we received will only put a small dent in this year's drought, the steady precipitation put a dent in my photography. But a day ago, I noticed that the Little Bluestem, a native meadow grass, had gone to seed in a big way and provided a photo op. At least, I think, based on the bent wires, or awns, coming out of the seeds, that it's Schizachyrium scoparium; if those awns are, in fact, actually straight, then it's another closely related species, most likely Broom Sedge, Andropogon virginicus. Whoever it is, the grass is undeniably pretty and, I'm sure, appreciates the rain as much as I do.
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