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
So on June 24th, my goal was not met in finding Pilostyles thurberi. However, I told you I had two other finds that were noteworthy (at least to me)! And now you can see why the day had some great finds! Update: So young Edgar is still sticking close to the well house. Furthermore he…
Today, I went to the Dixon Water Foundation to hang out with other prairie nerds! It was with the NPAT Ft. Worth chapter’s Prairie Seeker training for the spring. Scientists Prove That Plants Can Grow in Soil From the Moon Scientists Estimate That the Embodied Energy of Waste Plastics Equates to 12% of U.S. Industrial…
Ahh, it feels like summer is coming early. Well, not so bad today with the wind. Do trees exist (scientifically speaking)? Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
The wonderful rain over the last few days was most welcome. Our total was 1.88″. Wow, we all needed it! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
On we traveled to the next stop on the same road. We watched carefully for other special plants but they were not up yet. Crows and ravens took over the world because they’re spookily smart (and brawny, too) Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
What a wonderful day in the field with Suzanne! I thought it was going to be cloudy for most of the morning. However by the time we reached the northern units at Caddo NG the sun had popped out. The sky was mostly clear. Our first stop was at a gate so I could record…
Alan joined Jeanne and I on March 29th at Caddo NG. Also another volunteer, Laura, came with Alan on the search. It was so nice to have the extra sets of eyes. Thank you both! Thank you again Alan for sharing your photos from the Caddo NG. A Botanical Mystery Solved, After 146 Years Keep…
So it was another grand outing! Colors, critters, plants, fungi, and scenery can not be beat at the grasslands! A powerful and underappreciated ally in the climate crisis? Fungi …Thanks Alan for sharing this article! Migratory Birds Have Lighter-Colored Feathers – Here’s the Evolutionary Explanation Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…
So I am still processing yesterday’s finds. This particular find was an exciting find for two reasons. First, I do not run across caterpillars in the Hesperiidae (skippers) family often. And second, certainly not this one. Indeed it was a very cool find! Thanks Jeanne for unrolling that leaf! Keep looking! The more you know,…