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Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
Today’s (Dec 22) clouds, flurries and cold blew in like the Polar Express. The Polar bears would love it. I didn’t mind it too much because I had plenty of layers on. Seemed like a good day to do some baking and making a pot of chicken noodle soup. Stay warm! Understanding the Mystifying Function…
Today’s post features a guest author. Jeanne wrote Mossy World for the Elm Fork Master Naturalist’s December newsletter. So I thought that y’all might enjoy it as much as I did. All the great photos are Jeanne’s as well. Imagine a walk in the woods or among rocks and boulders or meandering ravines without their…
A few more treasures from the Dec 15th outing. Indeed, a wonderful day! Male Wasps Have Been Seen Using Their Genitals as Weapons Against Predators Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
On the outing Dec. 15th, Michael came along with us. Michael is a Range Specialist for the Forest Service. And he has only been here since August. Michael, I wish you much success in new career with the Forest Service! Why Los Angeles Fell in Love With the Mountain Lion Known as P-22 Keep looking!…
In yesterday’s post, you saw we were sticking as close as we could to the creek. It certainly was not easy traveling on the north side of the creek. What a nice find, the Woolly Lip Fern! Another one checked off my bucket list for the grasslands. 2-meter-long arthropods dominated the seas 470 million years…
On Dec. 15th, Jeanne, Michael and I headed to the other NEON site on the grasslands. In fact, NEON has two sites on the grasslands. We are special. 🙂 The Terrestrial Site was in the NEON post. It was more accessible. So the Aquatic Site, I knew was going to be trickier to navigate with…
Of course many of you know that fungi and lichens have a lot in common. The main difference is that lichens have learned to “farm”. Meaning that the fungus part of a lichen uses the algae or cyanobacteria to help with its nutritional needs. The fungus has been lichenized. The scientific names refer to fungal…
Most of the time when we head out to the grasslands, I have not planned a course. Well, maybe just a general direction. For the most part, I feel karma leads us. LOL New Theory Suggests That the Origin of Life on Earth-Like Planets Is Likely Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
Not today, but on Dec. 12th it was. And that was another day at the grasslands. Plastic Rain Is a Now a Thing, And We’ve Underestimated Just How Heavy It Is Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
I was dragged in by the forces of nature! Indeed, it happens on a daily basis. This morning the fun guy (fungi) force grabbed me. 😉 Furthermore, the fun guy disrupted my plans for the day. What can I do, but go with the flow. Thus, if you find yourself being guided by the “forces”…enjoy!…