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Whoa, I feel we got lucky today with 1.16″ so far! On top of that, three of the four Gracie walks, I had to use the umbrella. My lucky non-umbrella walk was the afternoon walk. At that point, the clouds almost parted, but not quite. Here was the find of the day. It was like…
The LBJ grasslands pulled me back. And lately, I have been pulled to the barren areas. Large swarms of insects can generate as much electrical charge in the air as thunderstorms New Insecticides Were Supposed To Be Harmless to Bees – But They Can Be Devastating to Honey Bee Health ‘Conan the Bacterium’ Has What…
Yesterday, I got an invitation to tag along with Jeff Quayle and Jeanne. Of course I accepted whole heartily! Jeff is an extraordinary self-taught botanist. He conducts plant surveys for public and private individuals. If you do Facebook (I don’t), you can find him there. He would be happy to hear from you. Anywho, that…
Wasn’t the rain just fabulous yesterday! I hope everyone got some. Of course, Gracie and I did not let the rain keep us from our walks. Here’s what we found! The coyote did not see me at first, but then the after-burners kicked on when he did! As always, it was a splendid rainy day…
Hyles lineata is the scientific name for the White-lined Sphinx. The adult is often mistaken for a hummingbird at the flowers. So sometimes it is called the hummingbird moth. So I doubt the critter was happy about us messing with it. However, it was not that bad. It did not vomit the green slime like…
Still at the base of mesa, we slowly made our way along. We did not want to miss anything! 🙂 But of course, there will be plenty more to discover each time we visit. Scientists Have Developed a New Explanation for Consciousness New Evidence Indicates That Bears Are Not Carnivores 439-Million-Year-Old Fossil Teeth Overturn Long-Held…
Slowly, we made our way around the base of the mesa. It was sorta like turning a “corner”. Some of the same yet different. On this side in the past, Black-capped Vireos had nested here. The last pair to nest here was four or five years ago. Before that a pair had nested there in…
It was time to head down from the mesa. The plan was to walk near the base. Always a special place to look for special treasures that the Garnett Preserve has to offer. More to come from the base of mesa tomorrow! Is There a Market for Edible Cactus in the United States? Keep looking!…
In this special place, the highest point offers many wonders! California Condors Take Flight in Redwoods Scientists Solve an Origin of Life Mystery Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
This morning was a bit on the nippy side. In fact, our low was 31.7 degrees. So this was FOSF (first of season frost)! ;-0 Now I will continue on with the Montague outing from Monday. The wind was a blowing from the northeast. As we moved off the top of mesa, we headed down…