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On Tuesdays

Springs Promise

It has been many years since we enjoyed a spring with an abundance of wildflowers. Our moisture has been sadly lacking here on Mayer Ranch. Wildflowers express beauty in the simple landscapes that become grand when appreciated.
Oklahoma panhandle is host to many such rare beauties. My joy as a ranch lady is our pastures are my flower gardens. The delightful profusion of colors entertain my vision as I ride through the wild beauties. To be a firsthand witness when the dainty daisy’s make their debut, puts joy in my heart. The sandhill plum blossoms appear in early spring. The fragrance is so sweet and the blossoms so fragile. Around the middle of May through the first week of June, my husband, Jim charms me with the earliest yellow cactus rose. We have a variety of cactus roses with a hint of pink and orange in the color of the petals. Jim picks the rose with his pliers to avoid the hair like stickers that are of the finest size. The sensitive rose briar is the most interesting little flowers. The roses are little pink balls covered in yellow pollen. This flower grows on a wooded spindly briar bush. The smell is so strong, this was my grandmothers favorite wildflower. My favorite is the cowboy poppy. The beautiful cranberry red flowers pop when the sun says hello at mid morning. The morning glories is a sight to behold as they climb the woven wire fences around the corrals. My sweet little Jax reminds me of his daddy when he delights me with a fist full of beauties.
Last Fall, the tarantulas were thick around the ranch. The old wise tale says that tarantulas bring deep snow with long lasting cold spells. This winter we seem to have a nice bit of moisture working its way into the dry landscape. We have yet to have deep snow, but the cold weather has set in. Spring promises us with a abundance of wildflowers that will arrive in their full colorful glory!

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