Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
Do you remember the song by CCR “Lookin’ out My Back Door”? Some thought it referred to drugs, but in interviews, John Fogerty said it was for his three year old son. Of course none of that is referring to what I see out my back door. LOL. So who do you have at your…
Yesterday was a two reptile day for me. Even though, I did not really see the rattlesnake in the grass, I am counting it. 😉 So here is the snake that I actually did see. Jim spotted it as Gracie walked right over it. Speckled Kingsnake (Lampropeltis holbrooki) was its name! So exciting to meet…
A wonderful group showed up for the Shirley Lusk Day. Included in the group were Shirley’s three sons and one granddaughter who joined the celebration. Yes, it was pretty hot, but of course it could have been hotter. There was a slight breeze and some clouds. Everyone brought plenty of cold water. Thank you to…
So when we reached the Garnett Preserve, it was the afternoon. Of course it was getting hot by then. In brief, the scouting day was a success! Ready for Shirley Day tomorrow! 6 stinking cool facts about dog noses Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the…
Can one really not stop to look? In fact, it may be in the DNA of a naturalist to stop. 😉 Concluding the Thomsen Foundations finds. Tomorrow on to the Garnett Preserve! How plants turned predator Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
So many wonders to see at the Thomsen Foundation! More tomorrow from the Thomsen Foundation observations! Don’t Miss: The Strawberry Supermoon Intense drought conditions could make this summer one of the hottest in Texas history Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Somehow I forgot to hit the publish button for this post on June 1st. Not one to waste electrons, here it is late. Ten people braved the morning heat for the First Wednesday outing. As much as I had hoped for a breeze, nada. I even got sprinkled on but only maybe three drops that…
With my prairie partner Jeanne, I can always count on learning something about grasses. I just wish I could remember it longer than a few days. So yesterday, we stopped at these two grasses. Maybe these two will stick in my brain LOL. Thank you Jeanne for sharing your grass knowledge! Galapagos tortoise thought extinct…
