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
More from Monday’s outing with Jeanne and Emily! Buzzworthy Breakthrough: New Bee Species Discovered in Oklahoma and Texas Thanks Claire! Plastic-Eating Insect Discovered in Kenya Is The First of Its Kind in Africa Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Monday was a LBJ Grasslands day! A great day to enjoy the beauty of one of our national treasures! So now you will be watching for them here too! 2,300 Years of Yellowstone’s Grazing Giants Uncovered in Lake Sediments After killing phragmites, native plants prove complicated to cultivate Tiny Turtles Dressed in Swimsuits Are Truly…
Whoa, these fall days are so wonderful! Stunning Footage Reveals Ocean Floor Absolutely Teeming With Spider Crabs After the Death of Cassius, the World’s Largest Captive Crocodile, Scientists Are Trying to Solve the Mystery of His Age Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you…
Before I get to the Prairie Seekers adventure and training yesterday… Indeed it had been the perfect day to learn about one of Ft. Worth’s natural treasures! Watch for the next Prairie Seekers training in the spring! Why Did the Spider Cross the Road? 5 Stories for Native American Heritage Month Keep looking! The more…
On Thursday, we had both sunshine and clouds. November is off to a great start! For an Ecosystem in Crisis, Recovery Can Take Ages Pompeii DNA Overturns Long-Held Assumptions About Its Victims New Tardigrade Discovery Reveals Secrets of Radiation Resistance Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
This First Wednesday outing was a bit unusual because we ended up going two and half miles! By this time we were all getting a bit hungry. Well, in fact I was more than a bit hungry. And off we headed to lunch at the Greenwood store! A wonderful cool crisp morning helped all of…
On Wednesday morning a group of us gathered for the November First Wednesday. The cool crisp air was exactly what I needed. And the sunshine felt good too! It was a grand morning to be on the prairie! More tomorrow from the First Wednesday outing. Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards Insect…
A beautiful cool Monday morning on the LBJ grasslands! After Months of Rehab, Moira the Cold-Stunned Sea Turtle Has Been Returned to the Wild Invasive Mussels Recently Spotted in California Mark a First for North America The Serviceberry – Robin Wall Kimmerer Dr. Kimmerer’s book, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World will…
Over the weekend we did a quick trip to Norman. We left earlier than planned because of the forecasted rain on Sunday. Furthermore they got 8 inches of rain! We thoroughly enjoyed our quick trip to Norman! ‘Scientists for Scientists’ Wartime Grant Brings Ukrainian Bat Biologists to Panama Neanderthals Buried Their Dead, But In Strangely…
To get the big picture, don’t forget to look at the small stuff. Get up close or you will miss out! The world’s oldest tree? Genetic analysis traces evolution of iconic Pando forest Why are parrots so colorful? Study points to simple chemical tweak Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and…