Robber’s Roost

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Spent

Windswept, dried out, sunbaked, spent. Like a ghost husk of its former self, this lookout grass weed still carries the spirit of Robber’s Roost in the Mojave Desert. It’s just missing the gumption and the innards to keep on spotting stagecoaches loaded with gold. Hope his compatriots don’t shoot him in the back for not pulling his weight.

But in a different light…

To the lucky hiker who wandered onto the Robber’s Roost, the sunlight dances on this weed’s papery thin, kite-like spend seed pods, making a connection, and saying thanks. Life is pure in the desert.  Coordinates: 35.591401,-117.948918 (Google Maps/Earth)

Please come back tomorrow for a new “Weed Image of the Day” and let me know which ones you like. What do they make you think of?

We and our weeds are so much more than what we first appear to be.

Published by weedimageoftheday

I am inspired by things that grow in the ground and blow in the wind. I like to play in the dirt, especially when planting something, and can talk to trees. I like to look closely at things that at first seem small, insignificant, dried out, or contrary. Weeds may not welcome me with swollen blossoms, but the visual treasure they offer up, are well worth a look. Do you agree? I hope that these images of the oft-overlooked pest of our gardens and yards may give to you some delight, hope, or a new thought to make your daily journey just a little bit more inspired. We and our weeds are so much more than what we first appear to be.

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