As in my first Oklahoma Country post, ‘Oklahoma Country I | Backroad Drought’, all of these photos were taken while walking, from my truck or at the side-of-the-road during a drive through an Oklahoma countryside. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed encountering unexpected beauty.
Cool geek moment: inadvertently capturing two different pollinators in one shot.
My husband calls these ‘cockaburs’, I call them goatburs or sandburs. Whatever their name in your neck of the woods, it usually always ends in an expletive.
We found this gas station a few miles off Hwy. 412, now ‘out of the way’ and neglected.
Fence line flora.
More fence line flora.
Blue sky & rusty lines of an old bridge.
I’m not sure the name of this so I’ll call it, ‘wheat weed.’ It’s green, right? 
Another spot of color along the fence line.
I was somewhat fascinated by this horse farm. The farmhouse sits atop a lone hill; lean-to’s and barns are scattered here & there across the pasture, lending a peaceful presence to this piece of earth invaded by civilization.
What is the name of the weed in the first photo? These are all really nice photographs of interesting natural flora! I like them very much.
Thank you, George! I’m happy you enjoyed them. I’m not sure what the name of that weed is. I spent a little time on Google searching for names of some of the images, but didn’t have a lot of luck.
those are beautiful, were you close or far away with most of these?
Mostly pretty close with these!
Very peaceful!
I think we call those dastardly weeds “hitchhikers.” (Is it the same weed that attaches to your clothes?) <3
Yes, it is! And a great name for them. My boys are learning the art of flicking them off quickly so they don’t stick to their little fingers.
I like both wildflowers (weeds) and rust, so this was the perfect post for me.
I’m happy you enjoyed it!
Great photos…..and we have something like the $%#@ cockaburs….
That sucks.
They are not fun at all! Definitely worth a little cursing then and now, IMO! 