The yard

The yard

So saying we have a yard anymore, is well, a bit of stretch. We are blessed to live in the country where there are no rules for the “yard”. Thus, we only mow just enough to keep most of the tall plants (grasses and other forbs) about ten to twenty feet from the house these…

From different angles

From different angles

Another animal on my shelf has pupated! And that makes it easier to manage with no more worrying about its food. Now my fingers are crossed that it will successfully emerge some day. This could be in a couple of weeks or it may overwinter to emerge in late spring. So now you know the…

Small stuff

Small stuff

First kudos to Alan (Shirley’s son) and all the presenters at the zoom presentation at the zoom Armchair Botany: Women Documenting the Floras of Texas and Oklahoma! The women botanists were amazing scientists! When I find out where you can watch the recording I will post the information in case you missed it. It was…

Armchair Botany: Women Documenting the Floras of Texas and Oklahoma

Armchair Botany: Women Documenting the Floras of Texas and Oklahoma

Here is a zoom presentation you should not miss! It includes these women, Geyata Ajilvsgi, Connie Taylor, Agnes Chase, and our very own Shirley Lusk! A little help… (This was my original title to the blog, but it got pushed off the front for Shirley. 🙂 She was my botany mentor as she was to…

Fifteen

Fifteen

We got a few sprinkles today. Hopefully you got a tad more than .01 inch that was in our rain bucket. Native Land Digital Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

It was a goner?

It was a goner?

So as you know, I have been a foster home for a number of critters. Some will make it, but other will not for various reasons. Some I will never know why. Just to show you, like all the pupae that I have encountered thus far, it still wiggles! Again, this one was no exception!…

Still likes to carry a stick

Still likes to carry a stick

So not a lot time to go outside today. It was Walmart and take-trash-to-dump day. But still Gracie needs her walks! Of course, I do too! Science is just starting to understand what animals feel Can Cats and Coyote Co-Exist? Surprising Findings From Suburban Los Angeles Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…