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Per our usual, the day started with our walk with Gracie! Also I saw one Monarch sail by. Hope you saw some good stuff like I did today! These ant queens live 500% longer than workers. Now we know why. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
Just after 1pm, we got a real frog strangler! In about ten minutes we got .45″. Thank you to Kathy and Miguel for sharing your finds! Researchers Discover How Plants Reprogram Their Cells To Fight Invaders 10 Things You Think You Know That Aren’t Actually True Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
Here are a few of this morning’s plants found on our walk. The loneliest trees: can science save these threatened species from extinction? Slime is all around and inside you Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
The mailbox is about a quarter mile from the house. Always an enjoyable walk for me. And so I had just finished reading this article, A Mystery Solved: Why Does Coral Glow?. Why and what glows under a UV light often crosses my mind. Hence, the UV question was fresh on my mind today as…
Another hot day in North Texas, eh! The cooler weather last week sorta spoiled me. After checking with my ant scientist, she said that it was a harvester ant. The queens start out alone so perhaps she was a newly mated female at her first home. No wonder she was doing all the remodeling! Thanks…
My little garden this year is just ten steps from the backdoor. This is the first time in years that I have tried to grow anything. It is mostly a tomato garden with a couple of onions. Somehow a smartweed or knotweed decided to join the ‘maters. Of course, I left them because it was…
Unit 47 (Black Creek Lake) at the LBJ National Grasslands is designated as a no shooting zone. So even in the upcoming hunting season, no shooting is allowed. Today, I was invited by Elm Fork chapter master naturalists, Jerry H. and Jeanne for a scouting trip. It probably has been ten plus years since I…
OMG, I saw so many Rain-lilies along the road today while out and about! I loved it! Of course, I took Gracie for her usual walks too. Here are two highlights from the walks. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Well After the recent rains, I have been on alert for new fungi. However, these beauties popped up overnight! Naturally my focus had to shift today. 😉 Nature does not wait. My new count was fifteen plants after learning more about the rain-lily. So each grouping probably was just one bulb. Indeed, definitely a fun…
We got another .23′ last night. Well, of course I had to keep my eye for more fungi! 30-million-year-old amphibious beaver fossil is oldest ever found Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.