The Little Red Hen

The Little Red Hen

What another gorgeous day, eh! And that my friends is the story for today. 😉 Recorded Sounds of Pando May Help Save the Biggest Tree in the World Jeff Rice Sound Artist Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

Lazy

Lazy

What a gorgeous fall day, eh! Were you lazy? Or did you get outside to enjoy it? Fundamentally Altering Previous Thinking – Two Bee Species Have Become One New coral reefs and seamounts discovered in the Galápagos Surprise Discovery Reveals a Whole New Source of Evaporation Caring stink bugs and tangled octopuses: European Wildlife Photographer…

Beauty at the Grasslands

Beauty at the Grasslands

A delightful day with plentiful sunshine. The nippy weather did not dampen our enthusiasm on the First Wednesday (Nov. 1st) outing. The beauty at the LBJ Grasslands always refreshes my soul at any time of the year! Additionally to share with the First Wednesday group made for a wonderful morning. Free Admission to Texas State…

Blue on blue

Blue on blue

Yesterday Jerry sent me some of his favorite photos from yesterday’s outing. Here they are and thanks Jerry for sharing! Thanks again Jerry for sharing your photographic highlights! Dozens of birds named after people are about to be renamed This Interactive Map Shows Which Indigenous Lands You Live On After Getting Stuck in a Sculpture…

First Wednesday

First Wednesday

Not only was this the first Wednesday of the month, but it also the first day of November. And of course on the first Wednesday of the month, it was an outing to the grasslands. 🙂 Though chilly this morning it was a beautiful day! More on the outing tomorrow. Keep looking! The more you…

Birds and Stuff

Birds and Stuff

It was fairly chilly this morning with a low of 28F. So not a hard freeze yet. But I did check my Frostweed just in case. But that was a no on “frosting” the Frostweed yet. Definitely an exciting new bird for the Pollinator Ranch! Happy Halloween! Halloween is an astronomy holiday. It’s a cross-quarter…

Vines

Vines

Vines are pretty cool. For sure y’all watched some of David Attenborough documentaries that have shown the vines climbing right? No, I have not done any movies showing the climbing. However while surfing I ran across this entry in Wikipedia about vines. There are many growth forms. Vines widely differ in size, form and evolutionary…

Bur Oak Galls

Bur Oak Galls

Are you ready for the cold? With the forecasted freeze keep your eyes on the Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) this week. Gently I coaxed it out to get a better view. Space vehicle reentries shed exotic metal particles to Earth’s atmosphere The Charming True Story of the Haunting ‘Lady in the Tree’ Scientists Settle a Long-Standing…

More from the creek

More from the creek

Over the last six days we have gotten 3.72 inches. So I bet the beavers’ pools in the creeks have gotten bigger. Additionally many of you have gotten a lot more than we have at our house. Yippee I say. More tomorrow from the creek! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…