We saw a sign of spring on the nearby ranch, in the pasture with dog fennel that I have often photographed and posted in this blog. Ranch machinery was mowing down the now brown stand of dog fennel. Soon the pasture will be green and filled with cattle. By early May, the first rains of summer will turn the land boggy, and wood storks, heron, and giant egrets will populate the area. And by mid summer the dog fennel will once again stand tall.
