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
Sometimes while exploring we find skulls and bones. Here are two found on Friday’s outing. My go-to book for skulls is the “Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species” (November 21, 2006) by Mark Elbroch. Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests Ancient Giant Flying Squirrel Discovered in Tennessee Scientists Reveal How This…
Over the last couple of weeks the Forest Service at the LBJ National Grasslands have done prescribed burns also called RX burns. RX burns are important tool for the health of the grasslands! Thank you to the Forest Service for doing a wonderful job with your limited staff. First-Ever Detailed Footage Shows Polar Bear Cubs…
Goodness another year has almost passed on. Here are a few pics from over past several days which includes foggy mornings and sunny days. Happy New Year’s Eve! Cheers to a new year! Hope we can explore, learn, and leave the earth in a better place. The 12,000-Year-Old Wolves That Ate Like Dogs Scientists Discover…
Continuing on with the Caddo NG adventure! Sexual Parasitism: Yale Scientists Unveil the Mating Mysteries of Deep-Sea Anglerfish What mosquitoes are most attracted to in human body odor is revealed The Vital Near-Magic of Fire-Eating Fungi Thanks Judy! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
We continued next to the lake for just a little while longer. Then we moved into the woods. Why you should let insects eat your plants Thanks Claire! Rewilding a New Jersey college with native plants and pollinators Hidden Complexity: Unlocking the Mysteries of Orangutan Communication Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
The adventure continued at the Caddo NG! Does a snail go slow because it doesn’t want to miss a thing? Hmmm, I have a lot in common with the snail. Moon reserves? Astronomers call for ‘urgent action’ to protect the Moon Planting Trees in ‘Wrong Places’ Actually Boosts Global Warming Spring 2024 Plant Sales 11…
I had forgot my coat and thus I was glad we went back to fetch it. It had been cloudy and cool in the understory of the woods that day (Jan 4th). Last photos from Jan. 4th outing. And when the sun came out it felt good! This Might Look Like a Spider, But You’re…
Briar and I only spent two and half hours out. And as per usual the dog goes further than the human. Dog: 3.05 miles; human: 1.6 miles. So I suspect that the dead armadillo might have been Briar’s best find of the outing. At least as far as I knew. LOL. Extremely Rare Rainbow Clouds…
We had three bridges to check. Today will be the second bridge we investigated. If earthworms were a country, they’d be the world’s fourth largest producer of grain Curious Canine in Brazil Turns Out to Be a First-of-Its-Kind Hybrid Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the…
I know most of you have heard the expression “To make no bones about it”. Apparently the expression came from fifteenth century England. If you found a bone in your soup that was not good (of course). So no bones in your soup were good. Indeed in the field I think finding bones is fun….