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Jeanne and I continued in the afternoon after lunch near the Kicking Bird Trail. This puffball had a different idea on where its spores puffed out. I had expected the spores to come out the hole on top. It fooled us. LOL. It was a splendid afternoon exploring! 103-Year-Old Artificial Christmas Tree Sells for Over…
As I mentioned yesterday Jacksboro got a nice rain on Friday. The weather app said about .4″. Like all of us in North Texas (and many other parts) we need it. This post’s photos are from the Lost Creek Trail. This trail I bet is the most visited trail of the park. However the connection…
On the First Wednesday outing for December I had to postpone it because of jury duty. Turned out I was not picked. However I changed the First Wednesday to Monday just in case. And it turned out to be a most beautiful day at the grasslands for the eleven of us. The North Central Texas…
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…
The damp days are really a great time to get outside. It really highlights the colors! Tomorrow I will finish up Saturday’s outing. Hey we see a lot of cool stuff. Butterflies in the Garden at FTW Botanic Garden March 1 – April 24, 2024 Ancient Bloodsuckers Revealed: Male Mosquitoes Fed on Blood Too This…
The decomposers have their work cut out for them. More from Saturday tomorrow. Wildfire ash causes oceanic marine life to grow and thrive Giant Algae Made of Just One Cell Have a Clever Way of Knowing The Time Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
Well, the start of weather this morning might have seemed like a dreary lifeless day ahead, but it definitely was not. Moreover that would be impossible when you head to the grasslands as Jeanne and I did today. 🙂 So as you might guess I have a few pictures to go through. So of course…
While out on Tuesday at the grasslands I came across several nice specimens of fungi! Perhaps more will sprout up after today’s damp day?? Fingers crossed. ‘Emotional’ Elephants Smashed a Car to Protect One of Their Babies Headless animals manage to learn without ever having a brain Scientists Discover Genes That Turn a Peaceful Fungus…
The noun encore; a repeated or additional performance of an item at the end of a concert or act, as called for by an audience. If you read yesterday’s comments there was a question about an encore. Well, it just so happens there is. LOL And there I was sitting watching and waiting for something…
As I proceeded along I found multiple stages of the Shaggy Mane or Inky Cap Mushrooms (Coprinus comatus). This was one of the species featured in yesterday’s post. These mushrooms can be found on disturbed ground which includes the side of roads and creek banks. The MushroomExpert.com is one of my go-to places for information…