These geckos aren't the easiest critters to photograph.
They make the most interesting sounds!
 It was looking grim for those of us travelling south to the valley that day. A torrential downpour came not from scattered clouds but from a deeply overcast sky. Fortunately the rain stayed in Kenedy county, and skies were bright at Thad and Alice's annual meeting. |
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 It was a harvest moon for our first nighttime meeting. We hoped
to hear a cacaphony of geckos, but we must have made them nervous. They were
uncharacteristically quiet that night. |
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This month our dedicated auctioneer Bob Harris had some beautiful bromeliads donated by Alvin Guerrero of Atlantis Greenhouses in San Antonio.
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 Odontonema strictum, firespike shrub from Central America
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 The remains of the kapok tree uprooted by Bret last year were skillfully chainsawed into assorted sculptures. |
 Will Crump, Gary Meiser, Blake Volk, and Alvin Guerrero explore the tropical jungle paradise. |
Mike Burnett, Alvin Guerrero, Will Crump, Blake Volk, Charlie Vieh and Thad.
Charlie distributed Acrocomia mexicana, Bactris balanoides, and Scheelea
liebmannii seeds for people to try.
Webpage by Jana Meiser, Photos by Mike Burnett and Gary Meiser
For a complete tour of Thad and Alice's garden, visit Mango's Jungle
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