It Lives On!

It Lives On!

The recent days have been absolute perfect. Well, yesterday (25th) was a bit chilly, but that’s ok. Then you just appreciate the sunshine more right? An update from Colors Inside puffball that I had cut a wedge into. It produced and lives on! Yeah! After More Than a Century of Conservation Efforts, Why Can’t We…

Perfect Weather

Perfect Weather

At this point in the dry creek bed we were pretty much sticking together with Dale leading the way. He and Jeanne would call out each time they found another moss for collection. Indeed it was a great day for hunting bryophytes! Furthermore I would even say perfect weather on Wednesday (20th) for just about…

Distracted

Distracted

We were headed down hill where the owner had told us there was dry creek. What can I say… Are plants intelligent? It seems to depend on how you define it A heart-shaped mollusc shell’s striations resemble fiber optic cables  Little Books with Big Subjects Gift ideas for the youngsters in your life. Keep looking!…

Stay on Task

Stay on Task

Indeed it was a busy week for me with two field adventures. Both were new places for me. The first one was the Stewart Ranch. And I can’t wait to go back in the future. The second trip was to another private property in Grayson County on Wednesday. So the Grayson County adventure starts here….

Stewart Ranch Part II

Stewart Ranch Part II

After looking at the mosses on the sandstone rocks, Jennifer headed us up to the top of a hill where the soil was now limestone based. Thank you Jeff for the invite! It had been a wonderful day exploring the Stewart Ranch. And thank you Jennifer for having us! Diversifying Our Prairie Icons Grass evolution…

Stewart Ranch

Stewart Ranch

On Tuesday Jeanne and I headed to the Stewart Ranch in Young County. Jeff is doing a plant survey there and had invited a small group to join him. Of course we were game to go! We were just getting starting. More tomorrow! Get a Loupe Jeanne and I co-authored article in the EFCMN’s newsletter…

Colors Inside

Colors Inside

Fungi are really interesting to me. And even though some look similar on the outside there can be a range of colors inside. And since we have quite a few fungi puffballs now, I had to check them out. But only on the macro level and not microscopically. So much to discover each day! Unveiling…

Looking Up

Looking Up

Do you ever think about the tiny ones and how they navigate their world? You know, our friends that include insects, arthropods, and others? Amazing! A Mummified Saber-Toothed Kitten Emerges in Siberia Why Does the Corpse Flower Smell Like Rotting Flesh? Dartmouth Scientists Solve Mystery Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…

Gave Pause

Gave Pause

Saturday had been a sunny and a windy day. Very lovely! Another great fall day! Hope everyone got some more rain. We got 0.74″ and we were so happy! 41,000-year-old evidence of first fire use in Tasmania unveils ancient human practices Ghostly Creature Deep in The Ocean Is Like Nothing We’ve Seen Before Keep looking!…

Fungi

Fungi

Recently I looked up about when fungi evolved. And wow it was over a billion and half years ago. Hard to imagine the science behind that number. A fossilized fungus called Tortotubus was found to be 440 mya! Fungi, something to think about. 🙂 Fungi through the ages Rewriting Textbooks: Geologists Uncover New Secrets in…