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So it made it up to 45F today. However when I took my walk it was only 38F. Hope you enjoyed your Sunday too! World Whale Day Desert Secrets: Scientist Discovers 16 New Grasshopper Species in U.S. and Mexico The Mystery of the World’s Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to…
The temperature dropped here about 3pm. And by that time I had already done my walks for the day. A productive day at the grasslands! Bird fossil hints Antarctica was a refuge from killer asteroid What Did Scientists Learn After Thousands of Penguins Were Slaughtered by Mountain Lions? Keep looking! The more you know, the…
Today’s photos are not from today. I took the day off. 😉 And it was warmer on this particular outing on the February 8th. Perhaps we will see more butterflies out as soon as this cold weather subsides. How a moth uses an optical illusion to disguise itself as a leaf For Centuries, Indigenous People…
Goodness was it cold today. Temps here never made it out of the upper 30’s here. Scientists Reveal Who Has the Fastest Punch on Earth A Lake That Disappeared Holds Clues to Life Beyond Earth The Mysterious Network of Plants May Be Nastier Than We Thought Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
Once again the start of the day was a bit chilly and dreary. However this did not stop Jeanne and I. We heading to check on our friends at the grasslands! We saw old friends and got acquainted with new friends. Though we do not know all their names…yet. 🙂 New Study Challenges Key Assumptions…
Indeed I would say today’s weather was a repeat of yesterday’s. And by now if you regularly view my blog you know I will watch about anything. After digging several more, eureka! Come on now have you ever seen this happening? LOL. Approximately 161 species (116 native, ca. 45 introduced) ofearthworms have been described from…
So far that was all it has been damp. Fingers crossed we will get more than the 0.03″ we got here today. It had been cold and dreary, but it was still a good day. Sometimes a bit of poo is just the thing. 🙂 Happy Lunar New Year 2025! The Year of the Snake…
As the winter progresses it gets harder to find color. However the winter berries are a bright spot in the color scheme of the browns of winter. So the berries of winter are a delightful splash of color. Some are only for the wildlife. And some have been used and consumed by people for eons….
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…