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
Meeting Austin had been just a chance encounter. He had just stopped to make sure we were ok. Sure glad he did, now we have a new friend! So many nice folks on the back roads. 🙂 Thank you Austin! It had been a wonderful day exploring Austin’s property! There was a lot that did…
Definitely not as warm today with the cloud cover. Indeed it wasn’t half bad taking my afternoon walk. Today’s high was ten degrees cooler than yesterday’s 101F. This Tiny Species of Birds Has a Remarkable Spatial Memory That’s Even Better Than Humans – New Research Explains Why Get to know the Garden’s new flagship Texas…
The humble Hackberry tree (Celtis) is often called a trash tree. In fact, this is so undeserved. True it is not good for lumber, but wow does it have other great qualities. The Hackberry can live 100-150 years, a great shade tree, and also tolerate air and soil pollutants. Moreover the wildlife love it! These…
So much of the world is invisible to most folks. You walk past it every day. Well, it seems lately I have been stuck on the small stuff. Here are a few of the small things I found yesterday at the LBJ grasslands. The Secret Microscope That Sparked a Scientific Revolution Keep looking! The more…
It is always a delight to travel the dusty roads of our North Texas counties. Captivating treasures are just waiting for us each time! Like this dust devil, we had a whirlwind day! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Oh my we got a little bit of rain this afternoon. I certainly was not expecting the rain. Our big total was .09″. However, Jeanne near Bowie got a whopping .9″. How an inserted zero makes a difference, eh. LOL Don’t get me wrong, I did appreciate what we got. Furthermore, I’m sure the plants…
Galls on plants are caused by a variety of insects such as aphids, midges, wasps, or mites. In addition, sometimes galls are formed by infections by bacteria, fungi, or nematodes and are difficult to tell apart from insect-caused galls. Most of the insect galls do little to no harm to a healthy tree. And some…
Mother nature came through last night! We got 1.63″ Now continuing on with yesterday outing! The world’s largest plant is a 112-mile-long seagrass in Australia Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.