Now’s not the time to discover a new interesting plant on undeveloped land and obtain it for your property thinking it will be drought resistant. No, not this year.
Sunday before last, getting out of the car across from Fellowship Church, my shoe almost crushed an interesting plant sprawling just above the ground with little rose-like yellow flowers.
Gary White and Ron’s best friend from childhood provided the identity when I posted the photo on Facebook. It’s common silverweed.
Many a growing wild plant I’ve brought home, either with roots or as a cutting. But, silverweed would not make it here in a “normal” summer. It requires moist soil and much water.
Gary mentioned some uses for silverweed: “Roots used for making herbal tea to aid in childbirth and to control diarrhea and reject witches spells, leaves and stems not much use…”
The rainfall brought out a pretty little plant with interesting uses whose seeds had probably been lying dormant for many years.
What a blessing the rain!
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Most readers receive the Hays Free Press in the mail on Thursday, but the online edition is posted on Wednesday, the day it hits local convenience stores, H-E-Bs and other locations. If you read this by Thursday evening, here’s a reminder of the monthly city council meeting on Thursday night, July 31, at the “new” city hall (the two-story house on the corner of Mountain City Drive and FM 2770). Bids for picking up the tree limbs and branches and logs lining our city’s streets will be opened. By next week, work should commence.
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The painted buntings’ exodus to Mexico and Central America for the winter months has commenced. Every day, we see fewer and fewer males.
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Karen Hermann would like to have more and more join her for scrapbooking, cardmaking, stamping crafts, and more. If you’re interested in joining Karen, contact her at herrmannk2000@gmail.com or 512-468-2891.
Two people contacted Karen through her post on Mountain City’s NextDoor.com
Karen reminded me to remind you that anyone in Mountain City can join NextDoor.com to keep up on what is happening in our city. NextDoor.com fills a niche that’s different from official city notices and Loving Mountain City announcements, with some overlap. Categories include Classifieds, Crime & Safety, Lost & Found, and Recommendations.
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Loving Mountain City recently announced the date for our annual Fire & Ice Festival. Mark your calendar for Oct. 25.
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Categories for tidbits for Montage are endless. How about some birthdays and anniversaries? Whatever you have, please send it to 512-268-5678 or ptom5678@gmail.com.
Thanks! Love, Pauline
