Sunday, September 10, 2017

Big Bend National Park: Bee Brush and Beetles



Beetle and bee brush, Chisos Basin Campground, Big Bend National Park. Texas. September 2017.


In my campsite, a perfume slipped in and out of my sensory peripherals. A tease. Honeysuckle? Not in the fall. But something like.

Bee brush, Chisos Basin Campground, Big Bend National Park. Texas. September 2017.

On a guided walk during my time at Big Bend, a naturalist pointed out bee brush, the source of the delicate sweet fragrance.

Later, on a walk around the campground, I saw a gathering of black beetles in a bliss of sweet heaven.



Mmmm, they groaned.



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