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We continued on with our Thursday at the grasslands. November is National Native American Heritage Month Haida basketmaker, 94, releases book about her life and craft: ‘I felt so strongly that the weaving art should continue’ Texas Master Naturalist Program Teams Up with H-E-B to Fund Pollinators for Texas Keep looking! The more you know,…
On Thursday I texted Jeanne, “Do you want to go out to the grasslands?” Of course she did. 🙂 The weather was absolutely perfect. Certainly now is the time to see our beautiful LBJ National Grasslands! North Texas Prairie Initiative Pollinators & Prairies When killing grasshoppers kills native bees Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards Keep looking!…
Happy November 1st! And what a wonderful day with the rain and a cooler temp! Can Fungi Save This Endangered Hawaiian Tree? How the Famous Lucy Fossil Revolutionized the Study of Human Origins Why you should get rid of your black plastic spatula immediately Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and…
Nature never fails to impress! Happy Halloween! Goblin sharks, ghost crabs and vampire bats, oh my! Ghost of the Forest: Monotropa uniflora 450 Million-Year-Old ‘Golden’ Fossil Reveals a Prize Arthropod Ancestor Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
The wind sure has been blowin’! Hang on to your hat and perhaps put a rock or two in your pocket? Hope everyone has washed their windows or car or doing a rain dance or whatever works for you. Two High Schoolers Found an ‘Impossible’ Proof for a 2,000-Year-Old Math Rule—Then, They Discovered Nine More…
My last walk at Lake Arrowhead State Park. At least for this trip. 🙂 I followed them around. At one point they buried its head. Presumably for a tasty morsel. Then suddenly for some unknown reason they went berserk. You won’t see this in the movie because I tipped over trying to back away. LOL….
The early morning casts a long shadow in the golden light. One guy was off to find a new spot. And what a shadow! Another long shadow! Spooky ghost lights: Believe them if you dare According to a New Study, Ancient Ants Were Farming Long Before Humans Existed Keep looking! The more you know, the…
Now we were passed the dam and heading to the north on the Onion Trail. Goodness it was a hot bed of activity! So the next time you pass by a pile of scat, slow down. You might find some great animals! The Early Bird Got the Cicada, Then an Evolutionary Air War Started Pollination…
The trail map showed a tunnel at Lake Arrowhead SP. Of course we had to check it out! The Onion Trail laid ahead as we strolled onwards! Listening In on the Mysterious Marbled Murrelet New species of tardigrade reveals secrets of radiation-resisting powers Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the…
One of my reasons for choosing Lake Arrowhead State Park was it was close to home. Also a lake might attract some interesting migrating birds. See the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners Open with Care, Indigenous researchers and communities are reshaping how Western science thinks about data ownership Thanks Claire! New Fossil Discoveries…