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
Hard to keep up with the new life that is waking up now. Indeed wildlife needs our help now! Getting Struck by Lightning Actually Helps This Tree Thrive Cuttlefish Mesmerize Prey With Hypnotic Moving Stripes Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater Could Require More Energy Than Most US States Spring 2025 Plant Sales in Texas Stand Up…
The air traffic is heavy. Where? Outside at our backyard nest box. Traffic Noise Is Changing Birdsong and Fueling Aggression in the Galápagos A Century Ago, Pioneering Astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Showed Us What Stars Are Made Of Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip Spring 2025 Plant Sales…
Friday was a pop-up NPSOT Trinity Forks field trip. With little notice, only one person was able to come. The prediction had been for wind and dust. It got windy as the morning progressed. However, the dust was only barely started as we finished up. Great field trip! Elisabeth Vrba obituary: palaeontologist who solved a…
On Friday we started to explore the park, Lake Murray State Park. Furthermore we decided to explore the Tucker Tower first. I learned in online search that you could climb to the top. And it was a pretty day so the view would be spectacular. At least that was our hope. However before we started…
Lake Murray State Park in Oklahoma was our ticket to another adventure. 🙂 Our trip started on sunny Thursday. In any case, we are looking forward to exploring the park for a few days. International Women’s Day: Female Science Stars to Follow in 2025 Red Fish, Blue Fish Ancient humans used bone tools one million…
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…
Some of you will remember Edgar. So anytime I see a Black Vulture I wonder if could be Edgar. Now I will keep my fingers crossed a new couple moves into our rental property this season. The rent is real cheap. ($0). Stay warm! Wild Fish Can Tell Human Divers Apart Based on Their Outfits,…
Yes, it was down right cold and damp out today. Getting a breath of fresh air was just what I had needed today! The Origins of the “Dinosaur Renaissance” Scientists Sniffed Ancient Egyptian Mummies And Got a Surprise Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
So it made it up to 45F today. However when I took my walk it was only 38F. Hope you enjoyed your Sunday too! World Whale Day Desert Secrets: Scientist Discovers 16 New Grasshopper Species in U.S. and Mexico The Mystery of the World’s Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to…