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
Every day you can expected to find the unexpected in nature. At least it is always a hope to see something new, right? Very cool to see and learn! Experts have candid advice for national park visitors this summer Thanks Judy! Mexican burrowing toad looks like a deflated balloon Bizarre “Fairy Lantern” Species Discovered in…
Thank you to all the rain dancers because it worked. LOL. Our total today was 0.84″. It was glorious! Hopefully more tonight. Fingers crossed and dance again. This lovely friend made a complete circle around the house. Somehow the leaves got stuck on their tail. So did you stay in all day? Or did you…
It was Elm Fork Master Naturalist field trip at LBJ Grasslands today. The trip was organized by Master Naturalist Jerry and I was along for the fun. It was a great morning! Thanks to Jerry for inviting me along. The Great Dinosaur Deception: Fossil Gaps Rewrite Extinction History How the Misrepresentation of Tomatoes as Stinking…
The Ladonia units at Caddo are in the Blackland Prairie. What to know about Texas’ looming water crisis Thanks Suzanne! A Revealing Look Into the Surprisingly Tricky Sex Lives of Birds Stand Up for Science! Our lives depend on it. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
Indeed what a wonderful rain! The total over the last few days was 1.01″ in our bucket. Definitely appreciated it. Maybe you got more? Stay warm! The Coyote Next Door Antarctica on Thin Ice: Satellite Data Reveals 2025’s Stunning Sea Ice Collapse The Rivers That Science Says Shouldn’t Exist Thanks Claire! Spring 2025 Plant Sales…
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…