Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
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Yesterday was pretty dreary. More exciting bloomings tomorrow. 🙂 US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back 4,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Like Circle Discovered in Denmark This Ancient Culture Drove Nails Into Skulls. We May Finally Know Why. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
I love to learn new stuff about everything. So when I read about the zodiacal light I had to see for myself. Well, fingers crossed. So the next time you have a clear dark sky in the spring or fall, look for the zodiacal light! New Plant Species Discovered at Big Bend National Park My…
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…
Yesterday, Jeanne reported 30+ Monarchs in small area at Fossil Hill! Yesterday I only saw a half dozen or so. Today was a different story. I saw over the course of my two walks 150+. And that made me happy! It was my turn for a great butterfly day! Lights out tonight please Migration Alert…
Yesterday I could not stay at home. Well I hadn’t been to the grasslands in week. I have been a homebody. However I needed a break from the report on Caddo. We had a 20% chance of rain, it was cloudy, and so I thought I could squeeze a short outing in. It started to…
The phylum Arthropoda are the invertebrates. Moreover this group comprises (by some estimates) over 97% of the animal species on our planet! Therefore take a moment to soak that in. They are the animals that have: three or more pairs of jointed legs (some mites have less, many insect larvae have none), body segmented, bilaterally…
Darn, it was cloudy this morning. Certainly I have my fingers crossed for a clear morning tomorrow (Jan 4th). And here Jeanne shares her armadillo encounter. She told me it made her jump! Just watch, I would have too. 🙂 Researchers Observe Wolves Hunting Sea Otters and Seals How Plant Diversity Boosts Farming Yields Keep…
I love sunrise here at the Pollinator Ranch! Each morning brings something new. Just like a snowflake no two are the same. And the kid in me love the different faces of the clouds. So this is where I stop today. Tomorrow I will share my day with the Master Naturalists that I had tagged…
It was a morning spent at the grasslands in a creek bottom and the nearby bottomland. However you will have to wait for that until I get it all sorted and named. Insect bites: The future of snacking is looking a little buggy NPSOT 2023 Fall Symposium Click to Register! – Prairie Seekers – Fall…