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I’m going on a trip. And the internet service and/or cell service will be questionable to very slow. So what I will do is schedule my posts with one photo from the Caddo NG survey and links to a couple of articles. However if I can I will try to post a photo or two…
If you like splashy color, now would be great time to head to the prairies on the LBJ NG. No matter what color you like best, you will certainly find your favorite color now in the prairies or the roadsides! 🙂 Herds of Mysterious ‘Glacier Mice’ Baffle Scientists Walled Off Study of 616 Languages Identified…
On Sunday morning I headed to the grasslands. I needed to check on the progression of the Trout Lilies. Time for some to bed down for the season, but new friends continue to emerge as the wonderful rains help our thirsty friends! Scientists once thought only humans could bob to music. Ronan the sea lion…
Today we got more rain. I thought it was supposed to wait until tomorrow. Well, we got another 0.31″ today. Sure makes the plants happy! More rain tomorrow. Perhaps its time to get the oars out. LOL. This Secret Mathematical Rule Has Shaped Beaks For 200 Million Years Lens of Time: Bumper Bees Bird science…
We concluded our trip to the Caddo NG late Thursday. How can you be sure a hairy looking one is a Usnea? All Usneas have a stretchy center cord. Indeed it was a very successful week at Caddo NG! Now we both have a lot of data and ID’ing to do. 🙂 Plant Sex and…
After the big ole tree, I was hopeful for more interesting fungi! A very fun fungi day! Human Evolution Traded Fur for Sweat Glands—and Now, Our Wounds Take Longer to Heal Than Those of Other Mammals When a Historian Saw This Haunting Photograph of a Nameless Native Girl, She Decided She Had to Identify Her…
With the heavy rain on Wednesday I wanted to choose a spot that wasn’t knee deep in water. So on Thursday I chose a horse trail knowing that there would only be a few low spots to cross. What an awesome if not a slow start to our morning of exploring. How Artists, Writers and…
Wednesday morning like many in our area was forecasted for rain. In Fannin County I estimated the rain would arrive by 10am. Not wanted to get soaked on the Caddo Grasslands we opted to just stay in Bonham SP, our camp spot. This allowed us to go for a morning walk and still get back…
So on Tuesday morning we set out for a unit that hosts a special friend. Plus my other goal beside the special friend was to find bumblebees (Bombus). Lots of great moments with the catches of the day! The Real-Life “Hobbits” of Flores: Smallest Arm Bone in Human History Sheds Light on Mysterious Hominin Species…
Monday with the breeze in our faces we headed out. We were thankful for the breeze and hoped it kept up the rest of day. Less mosquitoes with a breeze. 🙂 More adventures await us tomorrow! 113 Million-Year-Old ‘Hell Ant’ Discovery Is Oldest Ever Found These Fossil Teeth From an 11-Year-Old Reveal Clues to Why…