Eyes shut
The air was thick this morning with 92% humidity. It felt like you were wading in water LOL. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Sharing
We feel very lucky to have a little slice of a prairie. The front field used to be farmed for cotton back in the 1930’s. It has Little Bluestem, Indiangrass, other grasses and forbs now. The back field is also going back to natives after fifteen plus years of resting. We still have a lot…
X marks the spot
Feels like spring has arrived with all the new life popping up! OK Who knew skunks sound like MUPPETS? Aurora: the science behind one of the most beautiful natural phenomena Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
20 degrees and a dance
That was the difference at our house between yesterday and today! So it was 92 yesterday and yep you got it, only 72 for a high today. Furthermore, that wind was howling overnight as well. The Quest to Find the World’s Largest Bee Many of These Plants Older Than Dinosaurs Face Extinction Betty Reid Soskin,…
Along side the trees
We headed back out from under the trees, but staying near the trees where we could see more open areas of the prairie. Jeanne took off into the field, hunting for the chorus frogs. No luck as when she approached the sounds, they stopped chirping she said. Meet the Ecologist Who Wants You to Unleash…
A headache…
I really never go to the grasslands on the weekends, but Sunday I did not pass up the chance when I got the invite yesterday! It was nice to see people out on the trails from adults to families with small children. Yeah, I hope they all had fun! I know I did! Did you…
The search continued
On Tuesday, Jeanne, Alan, and I headed back to the Caddo NG to continue the survey for Baptisia and the Frosted Elfins’ habitat. Why there’s no such thing as pristine nature Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Freezing rain, sleet, and snow!
We had it all last night and today with about 3/8 inch of ice and one inch of snow here! At our house the temperature has started to drop again and was 17.7 degrees at 5:47pm. The high was 24.9 degrees at midnight. So most of the day it hovered around 20 to 22 degrees….