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
Ok if you didn’t get out today, why not. LOL So I was out but did not take many photos because I was on a scouting mission with fellow NPAT instructors (FtW chapter) for the upcoming Prairie Seekers class on Saturday. If you didn’t sign up for this one, consider signing for the next one….
What another gorgeous day, eh! And that my friends is the story for today. 😉 Recorded Sounds of Pando May Help Save the Biggest Tree in the World Jeff Rice Sound Artist Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
What a gorgeous fall day, eh! Were you lazy? Or did you get outside to enjoy it? Fundamentally Altering Previous Thinking – Two Bee Species Have Become One New coral reefs and seamounts discovered in the Galápagos Surprise Discovery Reveals a Whole New Source of Evaporation Caring stink bugs and tangled octopuses: European Wildlife Photographer…
A delightful day with plentiful sunshine. The nippy weather did not dampen our enthusiasm on the First Wednesday (Nov. 1st) outing. The beauty at the LBJ Grasslands always refreshes my soul at any time of the year! Additionally to share with the First Wednesday group made for a wonderful morning. Free Admission to Texas State…
Yesterday Jerry sent me some of his favorite photos from yesterday’s outing. Here they are and thanks Jerry for sharing! Thanks again Jerry for sharing your photographic highlights! Dozens of birds named after people are about to be renamed This Interactive Map Shows Which Indigenous Lands You Live On After Getting Stuck in a Sculpture…
Not only was this the first Wednesday of the month, but it also the first day of November. And of course on the first Wednesday of the month, it was an outing to the grasslands. 🙂 Though chilly this morning it was a beautiful day! More on the outing tomorrow. Keep looking! The more you…
It was fairly chilly this morning with a low of 28F. So not a hard freeze yet. But I did check my Frostweed just in case. But that was a no on “frosting” the Frostweed yet. Definitely an exciting new bird for the Pollinator Ranch! Happy Halloween! Halloween is an astronomy holiday. It’s a cross-quarter…
Vines are pretty cool. For sure y’all watched some of David Attenborough documentaries that have shown the vines climbing right? No, I have not done any movies showing the climbing. However while surfing I ran across this entry in Wikipedia about vines. There are many growth forms. Vines widely differ in size, form and evolutionary…
Are you ready for the cold? With the forecasted freeze keep your eyes on the Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) this week. Gently I coaxed it out to get a better view. Space vehicle reentries shed exotic metal particles to Earth’s atmosphere The Charming True Story of the Haunting ‘Lady in the Tree’ Scientists Settle a Long-Standing…
Over the last six days we have gotten 3.72 inches. So I bet the beavers’ pools in the creeks have gotten bigger. Additionally many of you have gotten a lot more than we have at our house. Yippee I say. More tomorrow from the creek! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…