The woods

The woods

Ahh, we have reached the woods via the gully! I have not spent much time on this part of the preserve. However it is well worth exploring. In fact, it should be done in different seasons as all places to really know a place. The physics of freezing soap bubbles is cooler than you’d think…

Gully

Gully

Oops, I forgot that before we reached the woods, we managed to find ourselves in a gully. Always fun to explore! So the outing continues with several more hours to go before we reach my fourth goal. Single-celled marine organism first to be found releasing oxygen in the dark Keep looking! The more you know,…

Onwards

Onwards

So it took us about two and half to three hours to reach my last goal. Hence, the fourth goal will not be revealed today LOL. It’s the journey! Remarkably, NASA has completed deployment of the Webb space telescope Landmark Colombian bird study repeated to right colonial-era wrongs Keep looking! The more you know, the…

Four goals

Four goals

Today, I had four goals. First goal, was to go for a hike. That one was easy to accomplish. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

Candelaria concolor

Candelaria concolor

So you are wondering what a Candelaria concolor is? Well, it was the focus of my day. Actually, I was wondering about it a few days ago on the misty foggy mornings we were having. An album made entirely of endangered bird sounds beat Taylor Swift on a top 50 chart Keep looking! The more…

More close ups

More close ups

On the Gracie afternoon (Tuesday) I might have gone slower than normal. If I need really needed an excuse, it was because I didn’t want to go far because of Gracie. In distance, the outing was really short. How a Wasp Turns Cockroaches into Zombies What Eats Cockroaches? Tiny Spider Brains Overflow Into The Body,…

Two for a closer look

Two for a closer look

Today, I will share two things I brought home for a closer look. Lastly, I just want to say, it was cold today! Then again, guess it could have been worse. The Bug That Saved California See the Bizarre Fruiting Bodies of Slime Molds Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and…

A few good mosses

A few good mosses

As Gracie and I continued on the Tuesday outing, I dropped to my knees for the closeups. No need to go far to find awesome stuff. A Weed is But an Unloved Flower Scientists Pull Animal DNA Out of Thin Air Thanks Judy! How Five Hibernators Chill Out During Winter Keep looking! The more you…

Gracie afternoon

Gracie afternoon

Yesterday (Tuesday), we had a cold start to the day plus it was windy unlike the day before. The forecast was for a high of 62, but on the walk to the mail box at 11 am, it felt like, well cold. I had planned to go to the grasslands in the afternoon. Did I…