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Fingers and toes crossing last night helped! We got 1.6″ in our bucket! YIPPEE! That was like raining cats and dogs. Certainly the rain god should be thanked. 🙂 Now back to yesterday’s outing. Indeed a beautiful First Wednesday outing which included cats (larvae), 3 birds (Pileated Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, and crows calling), snake, skink,…
For years I have drove over these bridges. Always thinking I should investigate these creeks. Well, the day had come! Jeanne found a safe place for us to park off the road. And let the exploring begin! Indeed we were just getting started! Thus tomorrow’s post will continue down the creek. Leonardo da Vinci Was…
We checked out other stuff at the creek too. Nothing escaped our curiosity. LOL Why does Earth have 4 seasons every year? Ants, little but tough Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Jeanne and I headed out to the creeks today. Yes of course I took a ton of photos. Thus I have a lot of photo naming. LOL Today a few photos from the early morning walk. Tomorrow I will start posting the treasures we found today on the outing. September is National Mushroom Month. A…
Oh goodness, we got .46″ rain last night! Perhaps “not carrying the umbrella” trick yesterday helped? LOL Knowing that it was a male and not going to sting me, I gave it nudge. Notice we both jump a bit. LOL He seemed to BEE pretty friendly. So I decided to give him a finger up….
Darn nice is how I would described the temperature this morning. With a low of 61F, we worn a light jacket on the early morning walk. Yep, darn nice! This was the purple. Next the red. You gotta love the globs! So the Liatris is starting to bloom. Indeed I have my fingers crossed for…
A little warmer than yesterday with high of 82f. Still was pretty darn pleasant out, eh! On the way out the back door I stopped to check the smartweed. A small black wasp bore watching. It was very interesting seeing it curl and unfurl its antenna multiple times. So why? For sure it knew why….
We were down in the creek area for almost two plus hours. Male cockatoos have the beat Science reveals flowering plants survived K-Pg extinction Ancient Tracks Reveal Oldest Evidence of Footwear Ever Found Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Still no rain today. 🙁 Unless you count the few drops that fell. Fingers crossed for the chances forecasted this week. The creek post continues now. I did not grow up in Texas. So Sesbania was new to me when I moved here. Hence I did not know about this fun trick that Jeanne was…
Creeks are really wonderful just like the ravines to me. And that has been the focus for the last few drive-abouts. We were barely getting started. So more tomorrow from the creek! NSF invests millions to unite Indigenous knowledge with Western science Ancient Supervolcano in US May Hide Largest Lithium Deposit Ever Found Keep looking!…