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
This spring’s rain helped my old patch of Rubus oklahomus produce the best crop in a number years. Additionally it’s their time. And in case you wondering about Rubus oklahomus, it’s blackberries and yum! So off to pickin’ for me this morning! It was time to head back to the house and wash off my…
Wednesday morning was the second day of the quail survey season. The weather was equally as cool but the sky was clear. Additionally it was less windy. June solstice in 2024: All you need to know Neanderthal DNA Exists in Humans, But One Piece Is Mysteriously Missing Why museums should repatriate fossils Keep looking! The…
The yearly quail survey has started again on the LBJ NG! What will this year bring for our favorite quail, the Northern Bobwhite in the grasslands? My shorten name for them will be Bob. 🙂 Plastics industry worked for decades to create a throw-away culture How releasing mosquitoes could save Hawaii’s endangered birds Why We…
The katydids are fascinating creatures. Especially because I found out how they listen. Nature has devised many ways for communication from “ears” on the legs to hairs to many more unique methods. So cool! Free admission Day for Juneteenth, June 19th at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden! Scientists Reveal Origins of Plant-Ant Partnerships 135 Million…
We were on the edge of large ravine. It certainly had been awhile since I had been down in the ravine. More to come tomorrow from Tuesday outing! The World’s Loneliest Plant Is Facing a Sexual Crisis. Does a Female Exist? How an unassuming ‘sponge’ in your home could suck planet-heating pollution from the atmosphere…
Endemic species are those that have a limited range or area which they will thrive. Texas has multiple species that are endemic. And the LBJ NG is home to several of those endemic species. Continuing on with Tuesday’s treasures! “I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It Before” – Unusual 550 Million Year Old Fossil Solves Paleontological…
We continued on keeping an eye on Tuesday’s weather. AI Decodes Sperm Whale Language, Revealing a Complex System of Communication Blaze Star to go nova soon! Here’s how to see it Daycares in Finland Grew Forests, And It Changed Kids’ Immune Systems Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more…
Certainly it was a wonderful Monday and Tuesday temperature wise. And not to let the cool temps go to waste Jeanne and I headed to the grasslands yesterday morning. Still we were keeping a weather-eye out for the storms. It was time to move on from the large shallow water puddle. So tomorrow more from…
Even on a gray day you can find treasures to brighten your day! So now you have been buzzed too! Like people, elephants use names for each other Beware the Rise of Superweeds: Mowing’s Unintended Consequences Get Your Hands Dirty on International Mud Day June 29! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
A reprieve from the heat today and I’m not complaining. 🙂 And so all of this was on just a couple of plants. Plus I had only barely stepped out the door. Lego-pushing bumblebees reveal insect collaboration dynamics Stripey stick insects show evolution can repeat itself—predictably Arid Deserts Are Devouring Earth’s Rangelands, Threatening Billions Keep…