Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
Yesterday, I made a visit to the LBJ grasslands on unit near our house. Jeanne was available. So we met up about 9am. An enormous ‘isopod’ has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Yesterday, I took a small walk-about in our back field. Here’s what I saw! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
You never know where curiosity will lead. After reading Claire’s blog post, 09/08/2022 nighttime only adventure and her iNat post, I went looking for caterpillars this morning. Indeed, she had triggered my curiosity for what I could find on Salvia greggii here at our house. I did not find a caterpillar, but I found something…
The sky was clear blue with only a few clouds. And goodness was it ever pleasant this morning at 58.6 degrees. Perfect! Scientists Are Using These High-Tech Tools to Study Bird Migration Native Americans managed the prairie for better bison hunts Skeleton Of 17th-Century “Vampire” Unearthed With Sickle Across Its Neck Keep looking! The more…
In yesterday’s comments, Judy posted that she was sad to not have seen many spiders lately. Well, I have not seen that many webs or spiders either this season. Currently, I am reading a fascinating book on spiders. Its title is “Spider Communication, Mechanisms and Ecological Significance” edited by Witt and Rovner. The book is…
Another great group of folks joined me for First Wed! Yes, it was a bit warm. However, that did not stop us from enjoying the grasslands and each other’s company! Indeed, it was a great outing with my fellow nature lovers! Scientists glean new insights into how tardigrades can survive dehydration What Is the Financial…
For the last month or so we put out our wildlife cameras. We have had deer, bobcats, armadillos, skunks, opossums, birds, squirrels, and moths. It has been great fun, but of course not all were worth showing. However today’s post is a few edited videos of some of the best shots. Keep looking! The more…
Not being able to resist, I headed back to the grasslands this morning! It was not as hot as yesterday even though I had started an hour later. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Oh my we got a little bit of rain this afternoon. I certainly was not expecting the rain. Our big total was .09″. However, Jeanne near Bowie got a whopping .9″. How an inserted zero makes a difference, eh. LOL Don’t get me wrong, I did appreciate what we got. Furthermore, I’m sure the plants…