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Today was warm. So I could not pass up the opportunity to get out this afternoon to the grasslands. While I found a lot of stuff I am going to get right to the most exciting find. The other photos will have to wait until tomorrow. 🙂 A couple years ago I found just two…
Camouflage is what most creatures rely on to stay safe. Yes, some like the Monarch do advertise their presence with bright warning colors. However many creatures take a different path. Funnel spiders and their webs are hard to see unless the sunlight hits a web just right. Or if the dew or rain droplets highlights…
Now we were about two thirds of the way on the Saturday five hour outing. We had clouds, a little rain, and then the sky cleared. The trail headed out towards a large meadow. A lovely day indeed! Microbes essential to plants are disappearing due to global warming Study finds plant nurseries are exacerbating the…
The damp days are really a great time to get outside. It really highlights the colors! Tomorrow I will finish up Saturday’s outing. Hey we see a lot of cool stuff. Butterflies in the Garden at FTW Botanic Garden March 1 – April 24, 2024 Ancient Bloodsuckers Revealed: Male Mosquitoes Fed on Blood Too This…
The decomposers have their work cut out for them. More from Saturday tomorrow. Wildfire ash causes oceanic marine life to grow and thrive Giant Algae Made of Just One Cell Have a Clever Way of Knowing The Time Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
The ravines give a glimpse of what goes on beneath our feet. Maybe that is why I am so enthralled with them. More tomorrow, but not from a ravine. Some of you know that I have been working on the printed second edition of North Central Texas Wildflowers. FYI it will go live in eight…
Well, the start of weather this morning might have seemed like a dreary lifeless day ahead, but it definitely was not. Moreover that would be impossible when you head to the grasslands as Jeanne and I did today. 🙂 So as you might guess I have a few pictures to go through. So of course…
It always amazes me the things you can find in just a few hours! It had been a delightful couple of hours! New Study: The Ocean Is Emitting Millions of Pounds of Plastic Into the Atmosphere One Great Shot: Herculean Hurdles for Tiny Turtles Headless animals manage to learn without ever having a brain Check…
While out on Tuesday at the grasslands I came across several nice specimens of fungi! Perhaps more will sprout up after today’s damp day?? Fingers crossed. ‘Emotional’ Elephants Smashed a Car to Protect One of Their Babies Headless animals manage to learn without ever having a brain Scientists Discover Genes That Turn a Peaceful Fungus…
So after working on the computer yesterday morning, I needed my afternoon fix of sunshine time. So I headed to the grasslands. 🙂 I am certainly looking forward to the winter season of lichens, mosses and all the treasures that nature has to offer! World-First Footage Shows Dolphins Pulling Off a Clever Bait Heist Mystery…