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Over the weekend I attended the NPSOT symposium in New Braunfels. The Trinity Forks chapter had several members that were recognized. Indeed it was quite the weekend! Land acknowledgments meant to honor Indigenous people too often do the opposite – erasing American Indians and sanitizing history instead Two Far-Flung Comets Are Visiting Earth Just in Time…
Ah the beautiful LBJ National Grasslands. Indeed I feel so lucky to live near this treasure! The drama unfolded on the False Gaura with an abundance of life! Black widow spider venom decoded at ‘near-atomic resolution’ by scientists Hidden in Midwestern Cornfields, Tiny Edens Bloom Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…
The prairie is always alive with both life and death. “My babies,” she says! See the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners University of Oxford technology tracks bees migration with drones Believe it or not, this lush landscape is Antarctica Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you…
This post concludes the Crotons. Wheee! . Recap of the capsules: Woolly Croton’s capsules are very fuzzy and 3 styles multi-fid. Threeseed Croton’s capsules are crowded short hairs, wide cupped sepals, and 3 styles bifid to base. One-seed Croton or Prairie Tea’s capsules are crowded short hairs, sepals not wide, and 2 styles bifid to…
As you probably noticed I accidently hit the publish button and did part 2 first (yesterday). So this will be out of order. Sorry about that. On the Pollinator Ranch I finally have gotten around to looking at the Crotons. What can I say, I had other things to do. LOL. Additionally I mainly have…
Ooops I hit the publish button accidently. So tomorrow will be Part 1. And a morning post instead of evening for today. Did you hold your breath and turn blue. I sure hope not. So here are the next two Croton species at the Pollinator Ranch. There are two styles that bifid to the base….
Yesterday was my grasslands day for the week. And we were out looking for the Southern Plains Bumble Bee again. No bumbles yet. But wait the morning was young. 🙂 More tomorrow! These Freakish Ocean Creatures Can Combine as One When Injured Scientists Found a Surprising Way to Make Fungus Happy Keep looking! The more…
A few of treasures from around our home. New Research Reveals That Dolphins “Smile” To Signal for Playtime 2-bn-year-old rock harbors living microbes, rewrites life’s history Migration Alert for the night of 07 Oct 2024 Lights out please! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
Literally it was quiet Sunday. The nearby race track surprisingly wasn’t roaring. Even though it is six or seven miles as the crow flies, sometimes it sounds like it just on top the hill. Hope your Sunday was as nice as mine! This Animal Can Scuba Dive: Meet the Lizard That Uses Air Bubbles To…
This morning we hosted a pop up field trip at the Pollinator Ranch for the Trinity Forks NPSOT chapter. Four people signed up for the event. People’s stomachs were growling. And we headed back to the house. 🙂 Great day at the Pollinator Ranch! If you want to know when the next pop up field…