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Jeanne’s family was visiting. So I had volunteered to check her nest boxes at the Thomsen Foundation. Furthermore on Friday I could not have asked for a more perfect day in July! Thank you Jeanne đŸ™‚ My pace picked up… Did a comet burst crash Earth’s climate 12,800 years ago? Dr. Marian Pettibone Discovered and…
Sure hope we get some rain soon. Friday’s rain does not count here at our house. So far this year it has been either full on or off, eh. However at least we are having cooler weather. To Save Life on Earth, Bring Back Taxonomy These Ants Perform Life-Saving Operations on Injured Nestmates, Similar to…
We were visiting some of my favorite Shirley spots on our Thursday (June 27) road trip. The Cliff Swallows were circling above us. The Estuary Smothered by a Thousand Logs ‘Desert moss can survive on Mars,’ claim scientists from China Texas armadillos are actually a different species than previously thought, study says Thanks Suzanne! Keep…
We found a way through the dead cedars back to the creek channel. The creek was no longer flowing but there were pools of water. And goodness more treasures! Whatever this creature was it was fascinating to watch it move! It had been a fun day in the creek! Never-Before-Seen Trilobite Anatomy Preserved by Pompeii-Like…
Wednesday morning was the second day of the quail survey season. The weather was equally as cool but the sky was clear. Additionally it was less windy. June solstice in 2024: All you need to know Neanderthal DNA Exists in Humans, But One Piece Is Mysteriously Missing Why museums should repatriate fossils Keep looking! The…
Scouting ahead of an upcoming field trip, Jeanne and I met up at the Thomsen Foundation. Jeanne had nest boxes to check as well. Wonderful sights to behold at the Thomsen Foundation! Up, Up and Not OK: Letting Go of Balloons Could Soon Be Illegal in Florida Vanishing Pollinators: Unraveling the Decline of Bees and…
It was incredible on the prairies in Cooke County today! Every year I try to make it up to these prairies. Furthermore every year I am so gratefully to the the land stewards that care for these prairies! Thank you!!! More from the Cooke County’s incredible prairies tomorrow! U.S. wildfire season outlook suggests a slow…
Another guest photo, this time from Suzanne! Found a mandible in the travertin floor at my parents house Nature’s Architects: Researchers Discover the Secret of How Termites Build Their Giant Nests Amazingly, Some Bumblebees Can Survive Underwater For a Week Spring 2024 Plant Sales Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and…