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
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
What did you get in your rain bucket yesterday? Our total ended up at 1.39″. Not as much as some, but more than others. For the year our total stands at 18.64″. Since it was cool out today, Gracie said let’s do a good walk. Off we went! Of course I brought it home. 🤷🏻‍♀️…
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…
Little lanterns are what I think of when I see a ground-cherry (Physalis). We have six species listed in FNCT. They are in the Solanaceae family. These beetles tuck symbiotic bacteria in “back pockets” during metamorphosis Annual tarantula ‘migration’ begins in southeastern Colorado Fiery Invasions Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…
On today’s walk, several critters brought joy to my day. And hopefully yours as well! I carefully got close to get a close up shot and movie. As you can see, the snake watched Gracie as she walked passed me and the snake. 🙂 Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees,…