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
The time is right to get a closer look at the plants. Moreover not just for the plants but for the friends that dwell on them! Yep, time to look closer for our small friends! The murderous cat you live with is a murderous cat, a study shows Botanical Gardens are the Last Bastions for…
Beautiful day and not so hot today. Loved it. The six legged friends were out too. Glad to see our six legged friends were doing their thang! For plants, urban heat islands don’t mimic global warming Bonobo chatter shares a unique feature with human speech NOAA Scientists Double as Janitors After Service Contracts Expire Stand…
The last day at Caddo NG was grand fun as all the days were there. 🙂 Can’t wait to return in a few weeks! A Hurricane Swept These Tortoises Across Miles of Ocean to a New Home in Florida—and Now, They’re Thriving Prototaxites: Oldest giant organisms a lost kingdom of life? Stand Up for Science!…
The Ladonia units at Caddo are in the Blackland Prairie. What to know about Texas’ looming water crisis Thanks Suzanne! A Revealing Look Into the Surprisingly Tricky Sex Lives of Birds Stand Up for Science! Our lives depend on it. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
We got home today. Indeed I still have more photos to name. So I will share more tomorrow from Caddo NG. It’s heroic, hardy and less than a millimetre long: meet the 2025 invertebrate of the year Shy mice are more persistent problem-solvers Spring 2025 Plant Sales in Texas Stand Up for Science! Our lives…
Paula defended today and became the newly minted Dr. Paula in ornithology! We had enough signal to watch her presentation. And it was very good about her study on Long-billed Curlews. Great job! So since Jeanne and I watched via zoom we had a late start heading out to the field today. We found more…
Day three at the Caddo NG. We each made a number of collections. Furthermore we encountered multiple friends today. We took one final walk when we got back to camp (Bonham State Park). And we encountered this beautiful Rat Snake. They rattled their tail and turned to warn us away. Indeed it was special! Thanks…
Day two was another fun and interesting day. We ran across multiple nice finds. Additionally Jeanne collected 15 vouchers and I got 3 specimens. Another productive day! Faith Leaders Push Back After EPA Head Disparages Climate Action as ‘Religion’ This Bronze-Age Tablet Is The Oldest Customer Complaint on Record Tardigrades Reveal The Secret to Surviving…
It’s another season at the Caddo NG! Jeanne and I will be here for the week. Indeed it was a bit nippy this morning. However with the sunshine we quickly warmed up. It’s great to be back in Fannin County! Scientists Reveal “A Fundamental Process in Nature” – The Environmental Rules That Plants Cannot Break…
Do you like wasps? I do. Though I do not like to get stung. So if they stay away from my door, I’m happy they are here. Additionally the wasps can tell each other apart just like you can tell differences in human faces. Indeed they can tell which is a family member and welcome….