Let me begin with the drop of water on the wax paper. Water drop is easy to see that the drop seems to contain skin holding it into a fattened sphere. Water drop turns out that this edge tension is the outcome of the tendency of water molecules to attract one another that is also called cohesion.
The Hill Country will see an increase in species diversity. The ash is a natural fertilizer. It will make the soil more rich, leaving room for more growth.