Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
Onwards we went! Another gully was just a round the bend. So you know where we headed next. 🙂 Got your bird feeders filled for predicted snow tomorrow? Mine are! Thought To Be Loners, Snakes Coordinate Hunts Together, Study Finds Thanks Jeanne! Walnut Trees’ 40-Million-Year-Old Secret: How They Switch Genders Every Season Keep looking! The…
Now that we had checked on the moss and the Jelly Babies it was time to explore further! Now the larva and the remainder of the gall segments went in a small glass vile. Perhaps some will mature. Then maybe I will find out what kind of friends they are. Fingers crossed. Ancient Observatory or…
Saturday morning I thought…last warmish day for awhile. Hmmm, I will see if Jeanne wanted to go out on short notice. Yes, she was in! Watch where you step! More tomorrow on Saturday’s outing. Insects in the Mail Have weeds met their match? Volcanic Activity Beneath Yellowstone’s Massive Caldera Could Be on The Move Keep…
A walk around the Pollinator Ranch with an eye to the ground. Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill) These ancient forests in China produce the world’s finest tea Identification of Mysterious Fossil Seed Solves 47,000-Year-Old Tar Pit Mystery The Iconic, One-Eyed ‘Queen of the Wolves’ Dies After Fight With Rival Pack in Yellowstone National Park Keep looking!…
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…
We have had some foggy mornings lately. Fog is similar to snow in how quiet it makes it feel. It seems magical. The fog had lifted by the time I made it to our back field. The count ended with over one hundred individuals! Never before had I seen so many stinkhorns in one small…
After walking part of the Flower Park trail we headed up the hill towards Vendome. Time to head back for lunch. Yeah our stomachs rule! LOL. Newly Described Fossil From Wyoming Sheds Light on When Frogs and Toads Lost Their Teeth A Brief History of Christmas Markets Keep looking! The more you know, the more…
Most everyday I walk our paths. And I never know what interesting life awaits me. 🙂 They wiggled their tail like a rattlesnake. I never got to see their head. After they “rattled”, they disappeared further in the grass. It was very exciting because I had never encountered this species before. Additionally I found them…