Happy November 1st!

Happy November 1st!

Happy November 1st! And what a wonderful day with the rain and a cooler temp! Can Fungi Save This Endangered Hawaiian Tree? How the Famous Lucy Fossil Revolutionized the Study of Human Origins Why you should get rid of your black plastic spatula immediately Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and…

Quail Survey Done

Quail Survey Done

On Thursday and today (Friday) the quail survey was done for the season. Well, except for one more point in the morning, but I am not optimistic. If I hear one I will let y’all know. It was not a banner year. Only one Bobwhite was heard. 🙁 More tomorrow from Thursday’s exploring! Global Study…

Remarkable

Remarkable

Some days are more remarkable than others. But certainly there are always treasures to find! The First Park Visitor Center Celebrating LGBTQ+ History A Fossil Mystery, Solved by a Spin Redefining Planets Across the Universe Globally Renowned Ancient Rock Art in the Negev Desert Faces Imminent Destruction Keep looking! The more you know, the more…

Parkhill Prairie Pond

Parkhill Prairie Pond

There is pond just west of the restrooms at the end of the road loop. Of course we checked it out too! Thanks Claire for sharing your photos! It was a lovely prairie! I certainly would recommend a visit to the Parkhill Prairie! And check out Amy Martin‘s book, Wild DFW and all 25 of…

Tomorrow is the 2024 Eclipse!

Tomorrow is the 2024 Eclipse!

And the weather forecast is really looking good here at Lake Lavon. Rain is forecasted after 4pm. Yahoo!! Indeed it was adorable! You never know what you will find at a campground! Keep Your Eyes Peeled: ‘Devil Comet’ May Show During Solar Eclipse Baily’s beads seen during a solar eclipse Solar eclipse will cause colors…

Scouting and more

Scouting and more

A Trinity Forks chapter NPSOT pop-up field trip was scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 10th. And since the rain had occurred earlier in the week I needed to make sure we could cross the creek. So on Thursday, Feb. 8th, Jeanne and I went to check it out. The day was perfect, cool but sunny. What…

Mostly in the Open

Mostly in the Open

Now we were about two thirds of the way on the Saturday five hour outing. We had clouds, a little rain, and then the sky cleared. The trail headed out towards a large meadow. A lovely day indeed! Microbes essential to plants are disappearing due to global warming Study finds plant nurseries are exacerbating the…

Really

Really

Another early morning survey was done yesterday. Two more to go. So we REALLY can’t help ourselves. LOL Update: See Suzanne’s important comment below. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

Three

Three

Yesterday was the First Wednesday outing. Guess how many were there…three, Jeanne, Jerry and myself. Call us glutens for nature. LOL Even though I had been to the same area several days ago I saw different stuff. Nature is just like that eh! So my best find for me yesterday will be featured in another…

Smeller

Smeller

Are you hyper sensitive to smells? No one would ever accuse me of that. LOL. Sometimes, Shirley could not believe that I could not smell. However, she loved to tell a story about that. It goes like this. While down at BRIT, someone tested hers. They put before her specimens of Hedeoma. These were old…