The search continued

The search continued

Yesterday, I really did not take that many different kinds of photos. Actually had a job to do. That job with the help of the wonderful volunteers (Alan, Jeanne and Scott), was to locate the host plant for the Frosted Elfin. At this point we had walked maybe ten to fifteen acres. So we were…

Finished its job

Finished its job

Today it was still cold and windy. So it is back to the warm Monday’s outing. Tomorrow more treasures from sunny Monday’s outing! A moon-watching robot can demystify what migrating birds do at night Great job Wes! Spiders are much smarter than you think Variations in Earth’s Magnetic Inclination Are “Stop Signs” for Migrating Songbird…

A cool day

A cool day

A cool day and Gracie was feeling good. So a short morning outing to the grasslands was just the ticket on February 11th. 🙂 To sum up the outing, Gracie had a good time! Indeed, we did too! Also of note, the Tiny Bluet (Houstonia pusilla) and Whitlow Wort (Draba cuneifolia) are blooming now (Feb…

At the car

At the car

We made it back to the car, BUT I wanted to look for one more thing out on the barrens above the grotto. So off we went. Hidden Diversity: Undiscovered Species Are Hiding Right Under Our Noses Smithsonian Honors Female Scientists With 120 Bright Orange Statues Dinosaur Faces and Feet May Have Popped With Bright…

Soda straws

Soda straws

This post is not going to be about trash…just telling you. 🙂 And I think you should be ready to see awesome formations. Will an Imperiled Butterfly Survive Climate Change? It Depends on Shifting Rainfall Patterns Judge Restores Federal Protections for Gray Wolves in 44 States Turning Trash Into Treasure: Chemists’ Radical Way To Make…

Leafy liverwort

Leafy liverwort

Every step leads us to more treasures! Carol Clark writes another good one! Botany Nerd Learns Botany Word Life in the soil was thought to be silent. What if it isn’t? There’s A New Sound (The Sound Of Worms) – 1953 The Muppet Show – There’s a New Sound Keep looking! The more you know,…

A green caterpillar

A green caterpillar

Heading away from the grotto, nature was providing us with many more sights! New Mosquito Vision Discovery Could Help You Hide From These Disease-Carrying Bloodsuckers Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

Leaving the grotto

Leaving the grotto

The grotto just by itself is amazing, but still there are plenty more to see down stream from the grotto. Onwards we went! To Impress Lady Birds, Male Sparrows Sing Their Songs on Shuffle Scientists Can Spot Shrimp Eggs From Space Early Humans Placed the Hearth at the Optimal Location in Their Cave 170,000 Years…