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Partly sunny or partly cloudy? The National Weather Service says the terms mean the same during daylight hours. I would say it was both today. LOL. However, at night the partly cloudy term is obviously the only appropriate phrase. Certainly the temperature was great. Regardless, I found some interesting stuff. Mysterious Origins of North America’s…
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…
The wind gusts have been pretty steady today. Therefore it was a bit more of challenge for photographing. The Killer Whales of Eden and the ‘Law of the Tongue’ Thanks Claire! Intense space weather may impact nighttime bird migration Study finds limiting oaks and poplars may aid climate control Click to Register! – Prairie Seekers…
Two bridges down. The third bridge/creek was pretty great too! Just a few more photos tomorrow will conclude this outing. So I hope the cooler weather is close behind! Uniquely preserved gut contents illuminate trilobite palaeophysiology Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Jeanne and I headed out to the creeks today. Yes of course I took a ton of photos. Thus I have a lot of photo naming. LOL Today a few photos from the early morning walk. Tomorrow I will start posting the treasures we found today on the outing. September is National Mushroom Month. A…
Jeanne and I are still going out. We try to do a few hours earlier in the mornings. Definitely a must in this heat, eh. And sure glad there has still been a breeze! More tomorrow on our shady hike! Saguaro cacti collapsing in Arizona extreme heat, scientist says The Secrets of the Longest-Living Mammals…
With the summer heat rapidly approaching, we decided to take a trip to the west to see my brother and his family. So if I miss a day it will be because the signal may be too poor. 🤷🏻♀️ Indeed the deer at our house were up early! Yes, this video was from yesterday, but…
No place like home, eh! And certainly the LBJ grasslands feels like home to me. Especially since I have been exploring there since 1990’s. Here’s what Kathy found today… Thanks Kathy for sharing your great find! Night Flight: Tracking Data Reveal When and Why Songbirds Begin Their Massive Journeys and How They Decide to Leave…
Down to the last day at Caddo NG. Critters, lichens, fungi, and plants, we found them all. 🙂 In brief it was a week of wonderful finds at the Caddo National Grasslands! Completely Reassessing Our Understanding of Plant Domestication – Early Crop Plants Were More Easily “Tamed” Knotty by Nature: Blackworms and the Secrets of…