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Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
Once getting back from the field there is a lot work yet to do. Today’s post will be about one of the lichens that I collected and processed. So by now you are wondering what was its name. Did I figure it out? In fact I did this time. This is definitely not always the…
We were off to a good start. After going down the hill, Jeanne had already got a good collection of mosses. We were heading down to the creek. Creeks are such great places for mosses along the banks. Jeanne had already collected a dozen or more moss specimens before we even got to the creek….
We had been in the bottomland and near the creek for most of the outing (Jan 18th). Then we finally came to a shallow ravine or maybe you would call it a ditch. At most it was only four or five deep. It is great to get back to a lichen! Indeed! Pollution in cities…
What a crisp and delightful day out with the First Wed group today. The First Wednesday group of nine had a wonderful morning at the grasslands. Indeed many tidbits of new information were shared. Thank you all! Save these Dates for Prairie Time in North Texas (Fort Worth chapter of NPAT) Keep looking! The more…
Ok, not the LAST ravine. However, it was the last one for that outing. LOL It was another narrow one with some great finds! 4 mind-bending math experiments that explain infinity A Surprising Amount of Magma Is Under Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
What a wonderful damp day today. And it looks like a similar forecast for the next few days. I do hope it does not interfere with any Thanksgiving (Thankful) Day plans you may have. 🙂 More to come tomorrow from yesterday’s outing! The true, dark history of Thanksgiving In addition, to Thanksgiving there are two…
The mailbox is about a quarter mile from the house. Always an enjoyable walk for me. And so I had just finished reading this article, A Mystery Solved: Why Does Coral Glow?. Why and what glows under a UV light often crosses my mind. Hence, the UV question was fresh on my mind today as…
There are three bigger lakes on the northern units located above Hwy 82 in Fannin County. Totally different ecosystem in the northern units than the Blackland Prairie of the lower Ladonia Units. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Today is Gracie’s type of weather! It was 32 degrees this morning. However it did warm up to 49 with the wonderful sunshine. Furthermore, we got .23” of rain last night. Not much but every bit counts right😊 How plants turned predator An Ancient Croc Stepped in Poop and Created a Portal to the Past…