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So it made it up to 45F today. However when I took my walk it was only 38F. Hope you enjoyed your Sunday too! World Whale Day Desert Secrets: Scientist Discovers 16 New Grasshopper Species in U.S. and Mexico The Mystery of the World’s Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to…
The temperature dropped here about 3pm. And by that time I had already done my walks for the day. A productive day at the grasslands! Bird fossil hints Antarctica was a refuge from killer asteroid What Did Scientists Learn After Thousands of Penguins Were Slaughtered by Mountain Lions? Keep looking! The more you know, the…
Happy Valentine Day! Love the grasslands! Dancing turtles help us understand how they navigate around the world The Talented and Valiant Female Surgeon Who Joined Allied Forces in WWII and Broke Barriers Along the Way Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Today’s photos are not from today. I took the day off. 😉 And it was warmer on this particular outing on the February 8th. Perhaps we will see more butterflies out as soon as this cold weather subsides. How a moth uses an optical illusion to disguise itself as a leaf For Centuries, Indigenous People…
Twas another cold day, eh! At least we got a bit of rain last night. And the fungi seemed to appreciate the 0.2″ we got. Stay warm! Driver Vandalizes Threatened Plants in Death Valley National Park Sharks and rays leap out of the water. But why? See a Rare ‘Super Pod’ of More Than 1,500…
Some common names and scientific names are obvious. Then some are not. LOL. The Mystery of the World’s Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It A Lake That Disappeared Holds Clues to Life Beyond Earth Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you…
Goodness was it cold today. Temps here never made it out of the upper 30’s here. Scientists Reveal Who Has the Fastest Punch on Earth A Lake That Disappeared Holds Clues to Life Beyond Earth The Mysterious Network of Plants May Be Nastier Than We Thought Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
Back to winter like, eh. Well I didn’t go out to the grasslands today. I had home chores. So these pics are from the sunny day outing. 🙂 Humpback Whale Song Shares a Key Pattern With Human Language That Might Make It Easier for the Animals to Learn Here’s How the Los Angeles Wildfires Are…
Two days of really nice weather eh! And I took advantage of both days. 🙂 When we started out this morning it was fairly warm. But by mid-afternoon the wind turned to the north. And the temps started to drop. But not enough to chill us. It had been another good day at the grasslands!…
Once again the start of the day was a bit chilly and dreary. However this did not stop Jeanne and I. We heading to check on our friends at the grasslands! We saw old friends and got acquainted with new friends. Though we do not know all their names…yet. 🙂 New Study Challenges Key Assumptions…