Fossil Hill (part 1)

Fossil Hill (part 1)

Fossil Hill in Montague County is very magical place to visit. Jeanne and Wayne are the land stewards of this beautiful private property. So if you get an opportunity to go on a field trip there, jump at the chance. In fact, your next chance to get in on a field trip will be April…

Concretions

Concretions

If you read the link in the post I am lichen rocks, you now know that concretions are formed in a variety of ways. However, whatever the way it formed they provide entertainment. 🙂 Also here is a link to Macrostrat which is a platform for geological data exploration, integration, and analysis. Additionally, there is…

A Wasp and an Insect, a Cardinal, a Phoebe, a Skunk, and a Shadow

A Wasp and an Insect, a Cardinal, a Phoebe, a Skunk, and a Shadow

I know I said more concretions today, but I changed my mind. 🙂 Maybe the concretions will be ready tomorrow. The wasps and insects are regular visitors to the old well house. This was two different times and I edited them together into one mp4. The cardinal visitor was certainly a surprise! A Eastern Phoebe…

I am lichen rocks

I am lichen rocks

Now we were up among more rocks which were covered in the lichens and mosses. So I bet you can guess the jest of this post. 😉 In the next post, more concretions! Rare Cosmic Event Will See 5 Planets Align in The Sky. Here’s How to Watch. Burning Space Junk Creates Mysterious Lights in…

Little things

Little things

Finally, after four years, I had decided to go hunt for Earth-fruit or Tiny Tim (Geocarpon minimum) on the grasslands. It probably is/was a long shot, but hey its the journey right. So guess what, it is a very tiny plant as the name implies. There was a lot of time spent on my hands…

Four and half months

Four and half months

A few days ago, Jim heard a noise from the normally quiet residents of the Curry Foster Homes before I had gotten up. They live in tiny homes (jars) next to where we drink our tea and coffee. So I took it back to a Post Oak for its release. In this case, there was…

Lake Mineral Wells State Park

Lake Mineral Wells State Park

It has been a crazy, yet very busy and fun few days. Yesterday, I tagged along with Jeff and four others. Jeff was looking for Jack-in-the-Pulpit or as I have always called it, the Green-dragon (Arisaema triphyllum). Thanks Jeff for the invite to tag along! The uplifting science of how dandelion seeds stay aloft Keep…

Climbing the hill

Climbing the hill

So we were now heading up the hill. All along I had a place that I want to reach. However, we were certainly not in hurry to get there. There was so much to see. Of course, that meant going slow. Parasitic fungus that infects and kills spiders discovered in Brazil Keep looking! The more…

Holding the soil

Holding the soil

The grasslands were originally purchased in the Dust Bowl by the government. So many of the ponds and terraces were constructed to keep further damage from occurring and stop the soil from blowing and eroding away. To be sure, I for one am glad they did. When The Pandemic Came, The Zoos Shut, And The…

March 10th outing…

March 10th outing…

So it is only five days away from spring now. In fact, the vernal equinox happens on March 20th this year. As you have probably noticed so much has already started to emerge from their winter slumber. Air Pollution Destroys Sexual Pheromones – Impairs Successful Mating of Flies Eponyms have no place in 21st-century biological…