Polistes!

Polistes!

What are you doing in what seems to be this endless heat? Mostly staying inside except for early morning tending your gardens or chores via the car? How about a good book? I have a recommendation for you, Endless Forms, The Secret World of Wasps by Seirian Sumner. It is packed filled with information about…

Snow!

Snow!

Snow sounds very refreshing today doesn’t it? Of course there is none in North Texas. Well, at least not the ice crystal type. However we do have Snow-on-the-prairie (Euphorbia bicolor) and Snow-on-the-mountain (Euphorbia marginata)! And we have the Snow-on-the-prairie (Euphorbia bicolor) here at our house. So guess what? That will be the “snow” today. LOL…

Closed for heat

Closed for heat

This heat! I sure hope we get a break soon. Maybe hurricane Hilary will help break the heat dome over us in Texas? Sure hope so! However there was no talk of that happening on NOAA’s forecast discussion. 🙁 Take precautions in this heat like the plants and critters do! Researchers discover troubling truth behind…

Panting

Panting

Plenty hot eh! But not complaining since it was only 108F today versus the 111F yesterday. LOL Almost all the critters at our water features come in panting. Elusive Texas creature is spotted having a rare beach day Male moths make their own perfume from flowers to attract females Keep looking! The more you know,…

Salute

Salute

Jeanne and I have been down almost every road in Cooke County. There were only a few roads that we deemed unpassable and didn’t explore. Furthermore we certainly do not remember what was down all those roads as it was four years ago. Plus you never what you might have missed or what might be…

Checking

Checking

So yesterday I left you wondering what I was checking for under the bridge. Have you made a guess? This was the last creek stop that day. However there were two more roads to check. The conclusion of this outing will be tomorrow. ‘Truly historic’: How science helped kids win a landmark climate trial Most…

Next stop

Next stop

Onto the next stop in Cooke County! So I had one more thing to check under the bridge itself. Well, you will have to wait until tomorrow to find out why I was checking. Man Uses Strange Rock as Doorstop For Decades. It Turned Out to Be Worth a Fortune Our Sun Is Spitting Out…

Monday Nature Fix

Monday Nature Fix

Is it Mondays or was it Suzanne that brought in the cooler weather for my recent outings? I certainly will go for either one. 🙂 Regardless Suzanne, Jeanne and I headed towards Cooke to get our nature fix. More tomorrow from Cooke County! NASA: July Was Hottest Month on Record, But 2024 Looks Even Hotter…

Cool weather

Cool weather

Well, it certainly seems cooler to me. I mean the high at the house today only made it to 94F. Plus I thought the NNE wind was a definite bonus! However no matter the weather there are things to enjoy. “We’d lose one after the next”: Texas bats face a pandemic of their own A…

Dark sky

Dark sky

I am still blown away that there are so many bat species here in Wise County. So my bat surveying continues. Finally the thunder was overhead. Indeed that was our cue to pack it in for the night. We only got a drop of rain. However it sure was pretty! Luna moths use their tails…