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Today’s photos are not from today. I took the day off. 😉 And it was warmer on this particular outing on the February 8th. Perhaps we will see more butterflies out as soon as this cold weather subsides. How a moth uses an optical illusion to disguise itself as a leaf For Centuries, Indigenous People…
Twas another cold day, eh! At least we got a bit of rain last night. And the fungi seemed to appreciate the 0.2″ we got. Stay warm! Driver Vandalizes Threatened Plants in Death Valley National Park Sharks and rays leap out of the water. But why? See a Rare ‘Super Pod’ of More Than 1,500…
Some common names and scientific names are obvious. Then some are not. LOL. The Mystery of the World’s Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It A Lake That Disappeared Holds Clues to Life Beyond Earth Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you…
Goodness was it cold today. Temps here never made it out of the upper 30’s here. Scientists Reveal Who Has the Fastest Punch on Earth A Lake That Disappeared Holds Clues to Life Beyond Earth The Mysterious Network of Plants May Be Nastier Than We Thought Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
Back to winter like, eh. Well I didn’t go out to the grasslands today. I had home chores. So these pics are from the sunny day outing. 🙂 Humpback Whale Song Shares a Key Pattern With Human Language That Might Make It Easier for the Animals to Learn Here’s How the Los Angeles Wildfires Are…
Two days of really nice weather eh! And I took advantage of both days. 🙂 When we started out this morning it was fairly warm. But by mid-afternoon the wind turned to the north. And the temps started to drop. But not enough to chill us. It had been another good day at the grasslands!…
Once again the start of the day was a bit chilly and dreary. However this did not stop Jeanne and I. We heading to check on our friends at the grasslands! We saw old friends and got acquainted with new friends. Though we do not know all their names…yet. 🙂 New Study Challenges Key Assumptions…
The fog was even thicker this morning out the back door. Endangered loggerhead turtles break nesting record at Mon Repos beach Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’ More Hidden Figures of NASA History Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
This was not the forecast for the First Wednesday outing. But that is what we got overcast to foggy. And still it turned out great! A beautiful birding day it had turned out. Light pollution is getting worse, but there is a movement to make our skies dark again Physicists Confirm The Existence of a…
Where was the sunshine today? I mean the temp didn’t change much at all today. Additionally unlike the 87f yesterday, the afternoon high was about 49F! Then after lunch Jim was ready to start the roof repair. And of course I said yes! How Negro History Week Became Black History Month Polar bears have unique…