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
Pack rats, bowerbirds, and I have something in common. We all like shiny objects and parts. You never know what that shiny object might be. Jamestown: DNA Solves Mystery of First English Settlement in America Hidden Undersea Avalanches Are A Big Problem For The Internet Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…
As much as I like to explore new places, home always has much to offer. Home is always full of nature’s treasures! Scientists Suggest Freezing Endangered Animals’ Cells and Preserving Them on the Moon Super-marine heatwaves describe record high sea temps This Epic Monument From 6,000 Years Ago Is a Feat of Stone Age Engineering…
Kathy sent me some adorable movies of a native gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) family. I know you will agree. What fun they were having! Let’s play more! Over here guys! Let’s play leaf frog! Up the tree! They really are a precious family. Also as I watched the videos I saw additional wildlife that caught…
So many treasures at the False Foxglove location. From rocks to critters. Then we moved on for two more quick stops. It was getting mighty hot and we decided to call it a day. However as always it had been a wonderful drive-about! Female sharks gather under sea to … sleep? Archaeologists Stumble Upon a…
It was and is a nice place to stop at False Foxglove with all of its treasures. Plus it was mostly shady. A good thing in the heat, eh. Whether it is the same faithful friends or a new look at favorite places, there is always more to discovery! This 600-Year-Old Coral Is Revealing Important…
Now a look at the critters we found on our short visit to False Foxglove (Aureolaria grandiflora)! Others were there for example the ants. However these were the only ones I took pics. Don’t Just Walk In The Woods—Touch, Smell, and Taste Them, Too Thanks Claire! Spider Species Uses Male Fireflies as Ghastly Puppets to…
The second Shirley spot of the day was another special place. Each year Shirley would go back to these spots to monitor them. Indeed I was lucky that she shared them with me. Tomorrow the critters that were on False Foxglove (Aureolaria grandiflora)! Rare Fossils Give Clues to How Tardigrades Survived Mass Extinctions by Hitting…
We reached 109F here at our house today. Time for a cold front I think. Now on with the first Shirley spot. Well, it was shady. So that was a good thing. Time to head for the second Shirley spot! ‘Bad Omen’: Ancient Pyramid in Mexico Collapses Into Pile of Rubble Why Scientists Fall for…
Wise and Cooke counties have some our favorite spots. Additionally some of those spots were Shirley spots. And Shirley spots are special which makes for the bestest reason to visit each year! More tomorrow from the road trip! Surprise Discovery Reveals There’s 3 Different Kinds of Great White Shark This Tiny Fossil Links Wine With…
