Back again!
Briar and I headed back to the same grasslands unit. I was out scouting for the upcoming hike on Wednesday. But certainly we both enjoyed our time exploring. 🙂 The Quest for a Crocodile Dictionary Snuggling Up For Winter
Catch a Falling Moon
“Naturally-formed bodies that orbit planets are called moons, or planetary satellites. The best-known planetary satellite is, of course, Earth’s Moon. Since it was named before we learned about other planetary satellites, it is called simply “the Moon.”” Massive eagle nest spotted in West Texas amazes wildlife officials. ‘I mean golly’ How Many Moons Are in…
Dog Wonders About Human
Briar and I only spent two and half hours out. And as per usual the dog goes further than the human. Dog: 3.05 miles; human: 1.6 miles. So I suspect that the dead armadillo might have been Briar’s best find of the outing. At least as far as I knew. LOL. Extremely Rare Rainbow Clouds…
Fern and Mosses
Another sunny day but it wasn’t quite as warm as yesterday. So here we go with more of yesterday’s (Dec. 26th) outing with Briar! Kathy and Gary were out doing trail maintenance. “We were cutting a mesquite limb that was too low on our nature trail and it was spurting liquid like crazy. By the…
The Day After
What to do the day after the holiday? Well, of course go for a hike! Besides we have a granddog to entertain. 🙂 So off to the grasslands Briar and I went this afternoon after it had warmed up a bit. It was pretty chilly here this morning, 25F. Briar and I were having a…
Happy Christmas!
I hope all of you had a very happy Christmas day! Yesterday night we got 1.56″! What a lovely present for the holiday! After the rain was finished we had this friend visit before the human family arrived. It was all about great friends and family today. Now all is quiet again. I hope it…
Another Night on the Other Half
So on our last night (Dec. 19) at the park we headed out to get the other half of the Lost Creek Trail. It was slowing go at night with the roots, rocks and steps that lie in the trail. Jim led the way with the flashlight. And I was a bit behind. And that…
After Dark
It is another world after dark. It was time to go back to the Lost Creek Trail in the dark! It looked like that some the lichens have superpowers like Superman. Mild manner in the daylight. Then pop with super colors under the UV! Hope everyone is getting a little bit of rain today. (Dec….
The Afternoon off the Trail
Jeanne and I continued in the afternoon after lunch near the Kicking Bird Trail. This puffball had a different idea on where its spores puffed out. I had expected the spores to come out the hole on top. It fooled us. LOL. It was a splendid afternoon exploring! 103-Year-Old Artificial Christmas Tree Sells for Over…
Locals at the Park
Happy winter solstice! Winter time is not usually busy time at the parks. Well on a beautiful day it may pick up. However the locals are always crowding in. Well it is theirs. 😉 I love the local residents! Ancient Human Discovery: New Fossils Reveal a Mysterious Hominin Lineage From the Levant DNA Tells All:…