Texas Star (Chorioactis geaster) twinkles underground during winter. Its star-shaped marvel defies expectations, thriving when most fungi hide. How does nature craft such a secret design? #FungiExplained #Mycology #TexasStar

A scarlet rosemallow (aka Texas star, aka swamp hibiscus) with 5 bright red petals and 5 green “petals” in between

I don’t normally post from the same plant two days in a row but I swear my swamp #hibiscus has grown another six inches overnight & added another #flower on top to show off. #texasstar #rosemallow #dailybloom #bloomscrolling

An image of 10 Texas Star stained glass cabinet inserts lined up along a a frame in my studio. Workbench to the left window is stained glass on tops and bottoms for Grounded background.

Close-up image of a few of the stained glass panels

Hey panoramic shot of my whole studio workbenches to the left large light table the Middle with tools tool boxes on top to the right are the 10 stained glass panels lined up in front of the two windows with stained glass eyebrow arches over them.

Whew! I finished building and soldering the last of the 10 #TexasStar #stainedglass #cabinetinserts today. Tomorrow, I will rub the lead down with copper patina, give them a bath, polish, and then a final detail before inserting them into the #cabinetdoors.