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Today I was checking nest boxes for Jeanne. Goodness was it a good morning! What a grand morning! Thanks Jeanne! NOAA Forecasts a Busy Hurricane Season For 2025. What’s Fueling It? Volcanoes Send Secret Signals Through Trees And NASA Satellites Can See Them NSF plan to slash ‘indirect’ science funding: will it stick? June 14,…
Day three at the Caddo NG. We each made a number of collections. Furthermore we encountered multiple friends today. We took one final walk when we got back to camp (Bonham State Park). And we encountered this beautiful Rat Snake. They rattled their tail and turned to warn us away. Indeed it was special! Thanks…
Second half of the morning at Wylie’s. It was great to see Wylie’s property again. Thank you Wylie! Nearly Half of the Colorful and Charismatic Heliconia Tropical Plant Species Are Threatened With Extinction, New Study Reveals NASA’s New Satellite Could Change the Way We Farm Forever New Plant Species Discovered in Big Bend National Park…
The temperature dropped here about 3pm. And by that time I had already done my walks for the day. A productive day at the grasslands! Bird fossil hints Antarctica was a refuge from killer asteroid What Did Scientists Learn After Thousands of Penguins Were Slaughtered by Mountain Lions? Keep looking! The more you know, the…
Today’s photos are not from today. I took the day off. 😉 And it was warmer on this particular outing on the February 8th. Perhaps we will see more butterflies out as soon as this cold weather subsides. How a moth uses an optical illusion to disguise itself as a leaf For Centuries, Indigenous People…
No I didn’t watch the Grammy show last night. However I did hear Grammy performances right here at home today. It is Black History Month! So many contributions should be recognized by all. Point Comfort: The little-known birthplace of African American culture Amid Trump’s Anti-Diversity Effort, Black History Month Takes On New Meaning 32,000 bees…
So what did you do yesterday on January 1st? Well, the First Wednesday group headed out for the first hike on the first day of the year! And what splendid weather! Indeed what a wonderful day to spend with a great group! So thank you all for joining me on the first hike on the…
Saturday had been a sunny and a windy day. Very lovely! Another great fall day! Hope everyone got some more rain. We got 0.74″ and we were so happy! 41,000-year-old evidence of first fire use in Tasmania unveils ancient human practices Ghostly Creature Deep in The Ocean Is Like Nothing We’ve Seen Before Keep looking!…
Our trail took us through the meadows, woods, and by ponds! Any of the trails in the grasslands are sure to delight. And November 17th is National Take a Hike Day! Goldfinches have arrived at our feeders this morning! Yahoo! Scientists Are Crafting Fake Whale Poop and Dumping It in the Ocean The Day Gophers…
On Thursday, we had both sunshine and clouds. November is off to a great start! For an Ecosystem in Crisis, Recovery Can Take Ages Pompeii DNA Overturns Long-Held Assumptions About Its Victims New Tardigrade Discovery Reveals Secrets of Radiation Resistance Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…