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 the best finds are the unexpected finds. Seven days had passed… The animal might be the Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)! Or it could be the Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme). Reading up on its life history, Wagner’s book says the only way to confirm its true identity is by raising it. So fingers crossed. And…
The ravine proved to be tangled in Greenbriar and other thick vegetation. So instead we crossed the ravine to continue on. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Looks like a Happy Halloween! The Spooky Science of Why Mirrors Can Freak Us Out So Much The History of Trick-or-Treating Is Weirder Than You Thought Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Whoa, I feel we got lucky today with 1.16″ so far! On top of that, three of the four Gracie walks, I had to use the umbrella. My lucky non-umbrella walk was the afternoon walk. At that point, the clouds almost parted, but not quite. Here was the find of the day. It was like…
Yesterday, I got an invitation to tag along with Jeff Quayle and Jeanne. Of course I accepted whole heartily! Jeff is an extraordinary self-taught botanist. He conducts plant surveys for public and private individuals. If you do Facebook (I don’t), you can find him there. He would be happy to hear from you. Anywho, that…
Hyles lineata is the scientific name for the White-lined Sphinx. The adult is often mistaken for a hummingbird at the flowers. So sometimes it is called the hummingbird moth. So I doubt the critter was happy about us messing with it. However, it was not that bad. It did not vomit the green slime like…
So as you know, I have been a foster home for a number of critters. Some will make it, but other will not for various reasons. Some I will never know why. Just to show you, like all the pupae that I have encountered thus far, it still wiggles! Again, this one was no exception!…
Thursday, we went to visit Judy. Before leaving, I had to see if the Asp was still on her Yaupon holly. It was. My lucky day! Artificial Superstrong Silkworm Silk Is 70% Stronger Than Spider Silk Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
The First Wednesday group numbered seven nature lovers which included me. Of course, why else would they have been there. LOL We looked at the plants, but I didn’t take any photos of them today. However I did take photos of the critters! Lowly wax worm’s saliva may boost fight against plastic pollution Older forests…