The last stop
It was getting time to head back home, but we had to make one more stop. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Fallen tree
This really was a beautiful lane. And did I mention it was in the shade. That makes it an good place to explore! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
The small stuff…
Still on the shady lane, we walked further. Women’s Equality Day: Celebrating NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson’s Legacy Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Spiders, Insects, and Plants Oh MY!
In yesterday’s post, I concentrated on the False Foxglove. Besides looking closely at the flower, we also observed other neat stuff at this site. We found these additional things near the False Foxglove. The Complex Engineering of Underground Ant Cities Using the “Smell of Fear” To Protect Gardens and Crops From Destructive Insects Keep looking!…
False Foxglove
Yesterday, we headed back to Cooke county. It had been two weeks since I saw the False Foxglove starting to bloom. I was sure it would be going full steam! Slow but Deadly: Watch This Tortoise Hunt a Baby Bird So tomorrow I will continue on with yesterday’s Cooke county outing! Keep looking! The more…
Barrens
The barrens have a wonderful assortment of plants that you will only find there. For example, one such plant that is partial to the barrens is the Queen’s Delight (Stillingia texana). Indeed, this species can only be found on this type of soil. The other Queen’s Delight (S. sylvatica)on the other hand, prefers the sandy…
Up to the barrens
The trip back to the cars, led us up on to the barrens. The cows had grazed in the barrens so the grass was chomped down pretty low. Still we were able to find good stuff! Bacteria Continue to Live Even After Being Starved for 1,000 Days Scientists Sent the World’s Weirdest ‘Blob’ to the…
Still in the woods
Since the creek was mostly dry on this outing, we managed to go the entire length of the creek within the grasslands’ boundary. This post will finish the creek portion of the outing. ‘World’s Worst Invasive Weed’ Sold at Many U.S. Garden Centers Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the…
Webs
I continue to weave the story of the Monday outing, we are still traveling along the creek. Rattlesnake Rattles Use Acoustic Trick To Fool Human Ears Babbling Baby Bats Sound Strikingly Similar to Human Infants Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.