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What a gorgeous afternoon, eh! Of course I took advantage of it. 🙂 Then when I got back to my car the greeters had left the area. In fact they were nowhere to be seen. Their job was done. LOL. Tiny hitchhikers: Mites ride birds like cars using electric fields Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old advanced farming…
I certainly hope I never lose the inner kid in me. Here we demonstrate that Jeanne and I have not. 😉 And the inner kids came out to play! 🙂 We watched the rock sink in the algae. 🙂 We watched with glee the bubble glide under the ice. Looked like an amoeba to us….
The Bromide Hill Lookout was a new part of the park I had not been to before. Definitely worth the stop! How the Arrival of an Endangered Bird Indicates What’s Possible for the L.A. River Scientists Discover Oldest Modern Lizard Fossil, Shaking Up Evolutionary History Christmas Monsters: Our Favorite Reads Keep looking! The more you…
After looking at the mosses on the sandstone rocks, Jennifer headed us up to the top of a hill where the soil was now limestone based. Thank you Jeff for the invite! It had been a wonderful day exploring the Stewart Ranch. And thank you Jennifer for having us! Diversifying Our Prairie Icons Grass evolution…
I know I said yesterday we would get back to the Cooke County drive-about, but I changed my mind. LOL. Today was First Wednesday and the theme was to see how the prairie had done with the drought over the summer. However today was very wet. 😉 Wet but a great day on the LBJ…
The great-nephews were visiting for the weekend before school starts next month. And its always full of adventures for us all. 🙂 What great adventures! And thanks to Judy for sharing her favorite childhood creek! The sting of love Why Have So Many Whale Remains Been Found on the Ocean Floor Near Los Angeles? The…
This afternoon I saw total of about 500 Sandhill Cranes in 4 or 5 flocks. Indeed it is always fun to hear them overhead! And as predicted my Mexican Plum was fully open! The Ten-petal Anemone (Anemone belandieri) also has popped up. Now back to the grasslands… Why citizen scientists are gathering DNA from hundreds…
Ok, I just made that up. Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day by the powers to be. However cord means heart in Latin. And nature is one of the things that makes my heart happy. So why not, eh! 😉 So many hearts in nature. Show your love for Happy Cordate Day! I hope you and your…
Yes, we had hit bottom. 😉 So we were literally down at the creek level in the ravine. It was time to start back up. Bizarre Prehistoric Predator Fish Breathed Air, Had Fangs And Four ‘Limbs‘ Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Well I am not by nature much of a night person. However when at a park I can not resist doing a little bit of night viewing. Especially since I have a UV light. So just imagine what all the nocturnal creatures see every night. Blows my mind every time! Birds with backpacks to help…