Looking out in North Texas

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Anyone out there?

ByMary June 13, 2021June 13, 2021

Fungi is everywhere. And some are growing really large. Jeanne had one that was ten inches across at her house. I have some eight inchers that look a bit like pancakes. Keep looking!

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This morning I looked at a couple of the specimens I collected yesterday morning. You may find an ick factor but it is really fascinating actually. It was pretty darn cool! I found more on my dung sample, but that will have to wait for another post. Keep looking!

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I got up early

ByMary June 11, 2021June 11, 2021

I got up early this morning to beat the heat. Yeah it is that time of year that it is the only way for me to get outdoors to enjoy it. I bet a lot of you are doing the same. We did hear a bobwhite calling this morning on the grasslands. I wish they…

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Nestlings

ByMary June 10, 2021June 10, 2021

It has been a long time since we had Barn Swallows nesting here. The parents built their nest over last year’s Phoebe nest. Nestlings were starting to peek over the edge too. We were so pleased that they decided to come this year! Keep looking!

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The Bs

ByMary June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

Today it is all about the “B”s! Birds, bugs and The Betrothed. I believe summer is here with all its mosquitoes! Keep looking!

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Blackberries

ByMary June 8, 2021June 8, 2021

Ok, this is like a cross-post with The Dr Blue’s Cast Iron Forest to Skillet. You know how TV series connect similar plots and characters together. LOL Except wait, I do not attempt to grow anything. Nature is in total control of our blackberries. The blackberries just showed up one year in our field. The…

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Flight ready!

ByMary June 7, 2021June 7, 2021

I believe we have had enough rain for a week or two. Mushrooms should be very happy. It looks like we are going to be hot, sticky and I bet plenty of mosquitoes too. We didn’t get near the amount of rain as many in the area got. We got a total of .68″ today….

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This is a test.

ByMary June 6, 2021July 17, 2021

I am testing out some stuff on the working of wordpress. Hopefully you can see the difference in the loading of the photos. The movie is quite big 26MB. Keep looking!

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Two goals

ByMary June 5, 2021June 5, 2021

Yesterday was a grasslands day. I had two goals: find two plants. The first plant (a grass), I had hoped that it would be up and blooming. The second one was a plant that I had not had on my radar before. This was a native plant that a botanist from Missouri wanted a cutting….

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I finally found one!