Down the Shady Lane

Down the Shady Lane

It had been a while since we had headed down this lane. And it had been one of those hot days. Hopefully those hot days are behind us now. So of course we needed to check out what was new! Well, of course I took a small sample of it home. ๐Ÿ™‚ So the dried…

Further North

Further North

Now back to the Cooke County drive-about. After the wonderful stop at Moss Lake we headed further north towards the Red River. Our first stop along the dusty road was for a kettle of Mississippi Kites! Migration time! An ethical way forward for Indigenous microbiome research Starfishโ€™s mechanism of shedding arms during attack could help…

It was Wet!

It was Wet!

I know I said yesterday we would get back to the Cooke County drive-about, but I changed my mind. LOL. Today was First Wednesday and the theme was to see how the prairie had done with the drought over the summer. However today was very wet. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Wet but a great day on the LBJ…

Makes Me Smile

Makes Me Smile

Oh my it was so great to get some rain! Our bucket now says over an inch fell in the last few days. No complaints here. ๐Ÿ™‚ Hope your bucket got a bunch too! Tomorrow’s post back to the Cooke County drive-about. Scientists pick and taste ancient dates for first time since the Second Temple…

Passed the Bank People

Passed the Bank People

The first part of the shore line consisted of the Bank People. They moved us along to see other good stuff. ๐Ÿ™‚ Time to move on! Woman Disgusted When She Uses Tracker to See Where Her Plastic Recycling Really Ends Up This bird came back from extinction – now scientists in an aircraft are teaching…

Shore Action

Shore Action

What were we going to see now that we made it down the bank? Neat stuff no doubt. ๐Ÿ™‚ And the promised introduction to the people. Shore got to love it! Scientists Detect Invisible Electric Field Around Earth For First Time Scientists Discover Potential Diabetes Treatment in Venom of One of the Worldโ€™s Deadliest Creatures…

Drive-about Cooke

Drive-about Cooke

On the 26th (Monday) we decided on northernly drive-about in Cooke County! We found people down there. So tomorrow’s post I will introduce them. Why do Bats Fly? An Evolutionary Journey The Race to Save Mezcal From the World Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the…

More Aqua Creatures

More Aqua Creatures

Here are the last ones I looked at from the ephemeral creek. Mesmerizing! At least to me. LOL. Speedy water mite! Yes, there are water mites. They eat similar things as their terrestrial cousins. And here they are together! What a fun time at the puddle and so many life forms! Rare Endangered Lynx Spotted…

More From the Puddle

More From the Puddle

I know you have been holding your breath for more from the puddle. ๐Ÿ™‚ As I waited for Jeanne’s return with the container I observed more. Watch quick. The water strider skates through! This little worm wiggled by and several other UAs (unidentified animals). It might be an aquatic earthworm (Oligochaeta). However some worms are…

A Small Puddle

A Small Puddle

A week or so ago I said I would show you what we found in a small pool of water in a limestone creek bed. The stream was an ephemeral creek and had only separated pools of water left. Some were deeper than others. Indeed, this particular pool was no more than a small shallow…