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
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So on yesterday’s outing I had a mission. My friends are back for the season! Yes, it was hard to pull myself away. However if I hadn’t pressing chores I would have stayed longer. Forty-five minutes was all I had time for. Reciprocity: Rethinking Our Relationship with the Natural World Take me home, country toads…
Yesterday was pretty dreary. More exciting bloomings tomorrow. 🙂 US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back 4,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Like Circle Discovered in Denmark This Ancient Culture Drove Nails Into Skulls. We May Finally Know Why. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
We got 0.26″ of rain last night. Here’s hoping we get more tonight! It was a dreary day, but I managed to get out to the grasslands for a short visit. Stay tuned for that tomorrow. 🙂 Biologist Spots Rare, Flightless Grasshopper in Virginia for the First Time in Nearly 80 Years Lost in the…
Sometimes while exploring we find skulls and bones. Here are two found on Friday’s outing. My go-to book for skulls is the “Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species” (November 21, 2006) by Mark Elbroch. Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests Ancient Giant Flying Squirrel Discovered in Tennessee Scientists Reveal How This…
After unit 71, we headed to a second location. It was a great day in the field! What Happens to a Tree That Dies in a Forest? Caught On Drone: Narwhals Stun Prey and Play With Their Tusks Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
Over the last couple of weeks the Forest Service at the LBJ National Grasslands have done prescribed burns also called RX burns. RX burns are important tool for the health of the grasslands! Thank you to the Forest Service for doing a wonderful job with your limited staff. First-Ever Detailed Footage Shows Polar Bear Cubs…
With the weather warming up, it’s starting to “snowball” in the changes around us. Can you tell the difference between these two photos? The one on the left was taken yesterday. One on the right today. So I think the bluebirds must have taken a rest today in building because not a blade seems to…
Just a week ago we were barely out the 30’s for high. Then wow, it was 79F today! ‘Giant’ flying squirrels once soared like bats in prehistoric US NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change Hoe History: Complex and Knotted Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the…
I love to learn new stuff about everything. So when I read about the zodiacal light I had to see for myself. Well, fingers crossed. So the next time you have a clear dark sky in the spring or fall, look for the zodiacal light! New Plant Species Discovered at Big Bend National Park My…