Climbing – part 4
We continued on up the incline. David pointed out the good stuff. How a Map Mistake Saved a Forest of 300-Year-Old Trees Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Moving to another area – part 3
So the first small area we searched was easily accessible to anyone. In fact it was near a picnic area. No Tiny Tim there. Indeed, it was time to head to another part of the park. More tomorrow! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
First spot – part 2
The first spot David took us was relatively small, but when you are looking for a small plant, it was a lot to search. Once again, no Tiny Tim. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Back to LMWSP – part 1
I decided I should try to see Tiny Tim (Geocarpon minimum) in person before it was too late for this season. Moreover, I find it helpful to see the subject in hand. For this reason, it allows me to get a better feel for it and the environment it lives in. And Tiny Tim is…
Fossil Hill (part 10)
It was almost time to head home after exploring for six hours. So half way down the driveway, we stopped to look at one last place. Just like me it was time to head out like this dung beetle scurrying quickly away. So I am sure you will agree with me, Jeanne and Wayne have…
Fossil Hill (part 9)
Ooops, if you subscribe via email, I accidentally hit the send button too quick today for the post “Moving to a new area- part 3”. 🤷🏻♀️ I will post parts 1& 2 in a few days. And then part 3 again afterwards. Now back to Fossil Hill. 😊 At this point, we had turned back…
Fossil Hill (part 8)
Now we were heading deeper into the rocky areas of the woods. The boulders were amazing! Two more posts to go on Fossil Hill! Photoluminescence in the Garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Fossil Hill (part 7)
There are three families of webspinners that occur in the US. They live gregariously usually consisting of a single wingless female and her brood of young. Most males have two pairs of nearly equally long wings. Furthermore, the webspinners are rare. (Second Edition, American Insects, Ross H. Arnett, Jr., 2000). Now of course, it makes…
Training Video
What a lovely spring day, no fooling! Now I did say in the title there was a training video. Well, here it is! I learned this as kid and still enjoy shooting the “bullet”. Instructions: Gather your mature stalks of the Ten-petal Anemones but still somewhat flexible stem. Next choose one. Bend back the stem…
Fossil Hill (part 6)
In the part 5, we had finished searching the powerline easement. Now we headed back through the woods and rocks. Stressed plants ‘cry’ — and some animals can probably hear them Thanks Judy! Facelift for T. rex: analysis suggests teeth were covered by thin lips Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…