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We were heading back to our vehicles on the Forest Service Road. With our eyes peeled, we found these two beauties. Both were dead, but that was no reason to ignore them. To sum it up, it was a wonderful outing! Furthermore, treasures had just waited for us to discovered them! Tomorrow’s post will be…
Are you attracted to shiny things? I am! Especially in nature. Furthermore, I can not resisted bending down to look closer. One Island’s Effort to Count Every Species, and Make Every Species Count How Nichelle Nichols Launched Real-Time Opportunities for Women in Space Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the…
Science can be messy. Shirley often told me about how the plant names were changing with DNA studies and how frustrating it was. And she found it hard, since like most of us, depend on the morphology to decide what is what. But nevertheless, also very interesting, eh! I love to learn new stuff, even…
Guess what the heat is still here. LOL And still I sat outside this morning for a bit. Of course I sat in the shade along with Gracie, Briar (Claire’s furry buddy) and Jim. We were waiting on Claire to join us for a short walk. Thanks to this amazing Green-eyed Monster, I got to…
When I find an interesting hole, well I gotta look LOL. The hot summer so far has not brought out a lot of the din of the cicadas singing at our house yet. You can be certain however, I will be listening for the cicadas singing louder soon 🙂 Maybe I will recognize this one’s…
It did not take long for me to get photos for today’s post. This morning’s Gracie walk was just perfect. How a Smithsonian Botanist Cracked the Cactus Code a Century Ago The Story Behind Red-Hued Juneteenth Food and Drink Happy Juneteenth! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you…
With my prairie partner Jeanne, I can always count on learning something about grasses. I just wish I could remember it longer than a few days. So yesterday, we stopped at these two grasses. Maybe these two will stick in my brain LOL. Thank you Jeanne for sharing your grass knowledge! Galapagos tortoise thought extinct…
Today, I posted the six cocoon nest on BugGuide and got a quick response. One of the experts, said it might be a Pebble Bee’s nest (Dianthidium). They are in Texas. And it sure looks similar to mine. Additionally another nice surprise was found on the nest. Jonathan the 190-Year-Old Tortoise Was Photographed in 1886…
After we had come back up to the cars, we headed further down the road. Michael had not been to this next part before. I was sure he would enjoy it. Ok, any place on the grasslands is enjoyable LOL. Newfound millipede breaks world record for the most legs Keep looking! The more you know,…