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The trail map showed a tunnel at Lake Arrowhead SP. Of course we had to check it out! The Onion Trail laid ahead as we strolled onwards! Listening In on the Mysterious Marbled Murrelet New species of tardigrade reveals secrets of radiation-resisting powers Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the…
One of my reasons for choosing Lake Arrowhead State Park was it was close to home. Also a lake might attract some interesting migrating birds. See the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners Open with Care, Indigenous researchers and communities are reshaping how Western science thinks about data ownership Thanks Claire! New Fossil Discoveries…
This area is known as the Rolling Plains. Its rangelands are broken with streams and rivers running from west to east, draining toward the Cross Timbers and Prairies Region to the east and southeast. The Dragonfly Trail is a total of about half of mile. Indeed the Dragonfly Trail had been a pleasant walk in…
As per our custom, we started the morning with our shorter walk before breakfast. So all total on a couple of Lotebushes were over dozen walkingsticks! It seemed to be the happening place. 😎 While looking up walkingsticks I found this reference: Texas walkingsticks (Quinn 2012). It says some Texas walkingsticks have a defensive behavior of…
For the next few days we are camping! Almond Joy that we got another great view! Baby Ruth said it was a home run for us. Sweet! And how many candy bars did you notice…groan. ☺️ S’more tomorrow! From Beyond Pluto: Comet C/2023 A3 Dazzles Over New Orleans Siberian Wolf Preserved For 44,000 Years Could…
The Bracken Cave Preserve was the evening field trip scheduled for the NPSOT symposium. Space was limited. And the Preserve is normally closed after September. So it was special to get in. The Mexican Free-tailed Bats are the main attraction! It got dark and it was very hard to see. Then I used my thermal…
Today features three photos from friends! So glad that they did. Thank you all for sharing your finds with us. I do enjoy seeing them! Thanks to Kathy, Christy, Suzanne, and Steve! The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology Astronomers Uncover the Origin of Most of Earth’s Meteorites, Shedding Light on Our Solar System’s Past Keep…
Ah the weekend. And it feels like fall, sorta. Even though we had our first tiny frost, it looks like the coming week is not going to be very fall like. 🤷🏻♀️ NOAA releases annual winter outlook for 2024-2025 season Lice Genes Offer Clues to Ancient Human History Keep looking! The more you know, the…
These photos were taken on 2024-10-07 on our hunt for bumbles. A robot made from radish sprouts and the rise of plant-based machines Mid-Cretaceous Amber Unlocks the Secret to Caddisfly Swarming and Its Disappearance 50 Million Years Ago Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
So the evening field trip in New Braunfels will take a bit for me to process and will be posted at a later date. So back at home. 🙂 The Fall Aster is a happening place now! How the Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs Turned Ants Into Farmers Astounding New 3D Images Reveal Ancient Asteroid Crater…