I would guess most folks look at things from the easiest way possible. And usually that is at your eye level or just looking down.
Looking down on Tiny Bluets (Houstonia pusilla). They range in color from almost white to pinkish.
And some even are darker purple!
Do you recognize the underside?
Now for sure you know! The underside of this paper wasp nest seemed knobbier than what we usually find.
A very old boundary sign. Most of the boundary signs are metal and in a ten inch rectangle.
Foliose Parmatrema lichen glowed in the sun!
Neon Chrysothrix lichen on the peeling bark of an old Hackberry. (Correction: Locust tree species -see Suzanne’s comment below)
Close up!Common Split Gill fungus!A close up of the above. Looks like hairy fingers, eh!Top view of a shelf fungus. Kinda of unremarkable.However, the underbelly gave a pretty view. Getting low lets you see a whole another side. Plus it can be a more interesting view. And sometimes there will be a bug. 😉 But not this time.
Oh goodness, thank you Suzanne for the correction. We did see honey locust, but I probably wouldn’t know a black locust unless it was flowering. I do, however , see the species of Chrysothrix lichens on many species of trees. Not sure how I came up with hackberry 🤷🏻♀️ Thanks again!
Mary, I know there is a grove of Black Locust along the horse trail where it crosses the road just inside the grasslands near the Grasslands B&B. Can’t remember road numbers sorry. I remember them because they smell so nice. But you could find those to compare.
The neon lichen is so bright it doesnt look real. Love the hairy fingers. Reminds me of a spider.
That tree with the Chrysothrix lichen might be a black locust. It looks like the same species where we would find Chrysothrix at the FW Nature Center.
Oh goodness, thank you Suzanne for the correction. We did see honey locust, but I probably wouldn’t know a black locust unless it was flowering. I do, however , see the species of Chrysothrix lichens on many species of trees. Not sure how I came up with hackberry 🤷🏻♀️ Thanks again!
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Mary, I know there is a grove of Black Locust along the horse trail where it crosses the road just inside the grasslands near the Grasslands B&B. Can’t remember road numbers sorry. I remember them because they smell so nice. But you could find those to compare.
Kathy, Thanks I should go look for them.
Good to look in all places!