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
Do you ever think about the tiny ones and how they navigate their world? You know, our friends that include insects, arthropods, and others? Amazing! A Mummified Saber-Toothed Kitten Emerges in Siberia Why Does the Corpse Flower Smell Like Rotting Flesh? Dartmouth Scientists Solve Mystery Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…
It had been a great Monday with Jeanne and Emily! However Emily was heading off to class so she missed the second half which follows. Indeed a fun way to spend Monday morning, at the grasslands! Sunflowers are pretty and helpful: DNR to permanently close state park in southwestern Minnesota Thanks Claire! Leonid meteor shower:…
Our trail took us through the meadows, woods, and by ponds! Any of the trails in the grasslands are sure to delight. And November 17th is National Take a Hike Day! Goldfinches have arrived at our feeders this morning! Yahoo! Scientists Are Crafting Fake Whale Poop and Dumping It in the Ocean The Day Gophers…
Monday was a LBJ Grasslands day! A great day to enjoy the beauty of one of our national treasures! So now you will be watching for them here too! 2,300 Years of Yellowstone’s Grazing Giants Uncovered in Lake Sediments After killing phragmites, native plants prove complicated to cultivate Tiny Turtles Dressed in Swimsuits Are Truly…
Whoa, these fall days are so wonderful! Stunning Footage Reveals Ocean Floor Absolutely Teeming With Spider Crabs After the Death of Cassius, the World’s Largest Captive Crocodile, Scientists Are Trying to Solve the Mystery of His Age Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you…
On Wednesday morning a group of us gathered for the November First Wednesday. The cool crisp air was exactly what I needed. And the sunshine felt good too! It was a grand morning to be on the prairie! More tomorrow from the First Wednesday outing. Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards Insect…
Over the weekend we did a quick trip to Norman. We left earlier than planned because of the forecasted rain on Sunday. Furthermore they got 8 inches of rain! We thoroughly enjoyed our quick trip to Norman! ‘Scientists for Scientists’ Wartime Grant Brings Ukrainian Bat Biologists to Panama Neanderthals Buried Their Dead, But In Strangely…
Nature never fails to impress! Happy Halloween! Goblin sharks, ghost crabs and vampire bats, oh my! Ghost of the Forest: Monotropa uniflora 450 Million-Year-Old ‘Golden’ Fossil Reveals a Prize Arthropod Ancestor Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
My last walk at Lake Arrowhead State Park. At least for this trip. 🙂 I followed them around. At one point they buried its head. Presumably for a tasty morsel. Then suddenly for some unknown reason they went berserk. You won’t see this in the movie because I tipped over trying to back away. LOL….
This area is known as the Rolling Plains. Its rangelands are broken with streams and rivers running from west to east, draining toward the Cross Timbers and Prairies Region to the east and southeast. The Dragonfly Trail is a total of about half of mile. Indeed the Dragonfly Trail had been a pleasant walk in…