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We were visiting some of my favorite Shirley spots on our Thursday (June 27) road trip. The Cliff Swallows were circling above us. The Estuary Smothered by a Thousand Logs ‘Desert moss can survive on Mars,’ claim scientists from China Texas armadillos are actually a different species than previously thought, study says Thanks Suzanne! Keep…
Thursday (June 27th) was the last quail survey for June. There will be several more in July. Time to move further down the road! Noctilucent clouds: Best season in years, happening now! A new horned dinosaur from the Montana badlands Chemical reaction used by cooks may have helped create life on Earth – study Thanks…
We found a way through the dead cedars back to the creek channel. The creek was no longer flowing but there were pools of water. And goodness more treasures! Whatever this creature was it was fascinating to watch it move! It had been a fun day in the creek! Never-Before-Seen Trilobite Anatomy Preserved by Pompeii-Like…
Yesterday I told you that we were blocked by the cedars down stream. Well, now back at the original access point we headed up the creek. And this was not the proverbial bad thing. 😉 So would we turn back? Find out tomorrow! NASA Advances Research to Grow Habitats in Space from Fungi Genetic Giants:…
A tough decision had to be made. We had reached a creek. The water was flowing but not deep. And you now know the first decision…down the creek. Certainly y’all guessed that “neither” was never a real consideration. LOL. Giant, ancient crabs live beneath Rome, and conservationists have their backs: ‘They deserve to be saved’…
Tuesday had been another quail (bobwhite) survey morning. We didn’t hear one. 🙁 Fingers crossed for the next survey day. And then we reached the creek. What to do? You will have to wait until tomorrow to find out. LOL. These Cute, Fuzzy Bumblebees Are Precision-Engineered Pollinators Dazzling photos capture the unreal beauty of insects…
As I walked along the path a small brown lumpy thing caught my eye on a blade of grass. The moral of the story check those lumps. You never know what wonderful creatures you will find! What’s the Rush? Blind as a Bat? No Such Thing Meet the Forgotten Woman Who Revolutionized Microbiology With a…
It was noon before we finished at the first destination. Two more stops. And they were quick and short hikes. We managed to hit all our destination goals. So now it was time to head to the DQ before heading home! Yum! The Story Behind the Seashells By the Seashore Are Plastic Water Bottles Safe?…
Now we were getting close to the first destination! And now it was time to head back to the car. We still had two more quick stops to check. Flipping a famous fossil around reveals our earliest vertebrate ancestor, scientists say Wolves Vanished Across America, And We’re Still Uncovering The Damage Keep looking! The more…
It’s the journey right? Well, I’m in agreement with that. So we took our time traveling to our destination goals. The destination, in the next post. 🙂 Hawaii settles lawsuit from youths over climate change. Here’s what to know about the historic deal Toxin secretion evolution helped rove beetles’ 66,000 species diversification Keep looking! The…