Snow!

Snow!

Snow sounds very refreshing today doesn’t it? Of course there is none in North Texas. Well, at least not the ice crystal type. However we do have Snow-on-the-prairie (Euphorbia bicolor) and Snow-on-the-mountain (Euphorbia marginata)! And we have the Snow-on-the-prairie (Euphorbia bicolor) here at our house. So guess what? That will be the “snow” today. LOL…

Next stop

Next stop

Onto the next stop in Cooke County! So I had one more thing to check under the bridge itself. Well, you will have to wait until tomorrow to find out why I was checking. Man Uses Strange Rock as Doorstop For Decades. It Turned Out to Be Worth a Fortune Our Sun Is Spitting Out…

Cool weather

Cool weather

Well, it certainly seems cooler to me. I mean the high at the house today only made it to 94F. Plus I thought the NNE wind was a definite bonus! However no matter the weather there are things to enjoy. “We’d lose one after the next”: Texas bats face a pandemic of their own A…

Dark sky

Dark sky

I am still blown away that there are so many bat species here in Wise County. So my bat surveying continues. Finally the thunder was overhead. Indeed that was our cue to pack it in for the night. We only got a drop of rain. However it sure was pretty! Luna moths use their tails…

At my patch

At my patch

Another blistering day, eh. Ok this is not from today unless you count me editing it. After seeing Kathy’s cuckoo yesterday I thought you might like this from our water feature in our woods. Scientists Identify The Maximum Heat Limit The Human Body Can Take The largest known asteroid impact structure on Earth is buried…

Zig zag

Zig zag

Last night after I posted we got .04″ more rain about 9pm. What a welcome surprise. Even more so that the grass was still wet on our morning walk. 🙂 I sat and watched the girl for a minute or two. And was delighted to see her make her zig zag! Why Insect Memories May…

Farewell

Farewell

The sale of the Garnett property in Montague County is set to close in early September. Thus a farewell tour of this beautiful property was in order before the new owner takes it over. First let me backup a bit for those of you who may not know about the Garnett property. Hugh Garnett brought…

On top and down

On top and down

The sights are always great on top. However with this heat in the sun we only stayed there about an hour. Well we done with the walking part of the day. So to the car we went. Ancestral Origins Unveiled: Caterpillar Venom Traces Back to Bacteria Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…

Up the side of the hill

Up the side of the hill

As we ventured further around the bottom of the mesa the Gumweed had started to bloom! More tomorrow at the mesa! Ozone Garden Overview Ozone Garden Data Visualization 2 10 Ozone Sensitive Plants Species on National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service Lants Thanks Claire! Keep looking! The more you know, the more…

Grindelia

Grindelia

I don’t remember if I have visited Ball Knob (LBJNG) before in the heat of the summer. In fact my search thru my photos only show I had been there in April and May. However I have been there in the winter looking for lichens and mosses at the very least. My guess is that…