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Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
Hold on, why would anyone love Ambrosia trifida or more commonly known as Giant Ragweed you may be asking? Well, I must say I have liked the plant for many years. Each winter, the sparrows and other bird species would flock to our Giant Ragweed to eat the seeds in the winter. I love ragweed!…
In spite of the cool 63 degrees start to the day, it did get warm. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
It was a nice 62 degrees this morning. However, yesterday it got down to 58. Really nice! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Yesterday, I went on a lovely little drive-about in the southwest Montague County. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
So the right short branch of the creek was most interesting. Of course, we tend to find something no matter which way we turn. Always something to see right! And now we continue to the left. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
As we heading down the creek, we had a decision on which way to go, right or left. I knew if we went to the right we would hit the boundary of the grasslands unit. Still no creek branch should be left unexplored. In this case, it was not far to the boundary. Of course,…
Continuing on with the Monday outing, we reach the creek bottom in this post. The creek had some water, but it does not run all the time. However with the recent rains, parts of it was still flowing. All of the above were from Monday’s outing. Those below are from today at our house. How…
On Monday’s outing, I found another cicada! I really believe they have beautiful markings. There are currently 170 species north of Mexico. Here in Texas, some 54 species are known according to Texas Entomology. Surprising Physics Behind a Water Bear’s Lumbering Gait Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more…
Ida brought us a tiny bit of cooler weather, well relatively. So it was an opportunity to go to the grasslands. Hence, that is what we did early yesterday morning. Not to say, I did not get hot because by the end of the four hour outing my cheeks were flushed red. Keep looking! The…