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Our next stop today was Monahans State Park. It seems we almost always make an overnight stop here. And I just love the park. My signal is pretty slow tonight so this will be all. I did see lots of other plants like the Sensitivebriar (Mimosa nuttallii), Hopi Tea Greenthread (Thelesperma megapotamicum), Yellow Woollywhite (Hymenopappus…
With the summer heat rapidly approaching, we decided to take a trip to the west to see my brother and his family. So if I miss a day it will be because the signal may be too poor. 🤷🏻♀️ Indeed the deer at our house were up early! Yes, this video was from yesterday, but…
It had been four years since Dr. Kira Delmore and her students had been at the house. As before Kira and her students were here to catch the hummers. Here in Wise County, we are in a hybrid zone for the Ruby-throated and Black-chinned hummingbirds. Unlike the multi-generational hybrid titmice we have, the hybrid hummers…
Did I mention what a fun day we had on Shirley Lusk Day? Let me just restate, it was great! Indeed what a great day to honor Shirley! And of course many thanks to the Thomsen Foundation! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you…
Oh boy, did you miss a fantastically beautiful day at the Thomsen Foundation today! In fact, it was cool enough that I even put on a light jacket in the morning! So many caterpillars and fun stuff. More on the Shirley Day tomorrow! I know you are already sorry you couldn’t join us, eh! Keep…
Sure was humid out this afternoon here. A forecasted cold front will be welcome tonight. It will be perfect weather for the Shirley Lusk Day tomorrow! However I certainly think the summer heat will be here soon enough. 🙂 A fine dancer the male Painted Bunting. The gal did not seem to pay him much…
This afternoon I toured the Thomsen Foundation with Lisa Bellows, Executive Director, by truck to catch up on the latest plans. This was in preparation for the Shirley Lusk Day which is on Saturday. If you would like come, check out the details in the Trinity Fork’s April newsletter. The weather forecasted looks to be…
Animals are the masters of hiding in plain sight. When someone points at a bright bird like a cardinal and you still can’t see it? Happens all the time to me. How did you do at spotting all the critters? Listen to one of the largest trees in the world Butterflies originated in North America…
It is always fun to observe new things in nature. And hardly a day goes by that I don’t see something I have not seen or known about. So wonderful! At first I didn’t think the younger instars had developed the osmeterium. I had always just petted their heads of the older larvae for the…
After the sun sets a whole another crew comes out. So I got out my trusty UV torch in search of the glowing creatures! This cutie was hanging from a silk on a Post Oak. Also now a member at the Curry Foster Home. What can I say, I am a larvae hoarder. LOL So…