I am lichen rocks

I am lichen rocks

Now we were up among more rocks which were covered in the lichens and mosses. So I bet you can guess the jest of this post. πŸ˜‰ In the next post, more concretions! Rare Cosmic Event Will See 5 Planets Align in The Sky. Here’s How to Watch. Burning Space Junk Creates Mysterious Lights in…

Spaced out or not

Spaced out or not

How and why everyone finds there niche in nature is interesting. It is a question I often ask myself when observing nature. Justin O. Schmidt, Entomologist Known as β€˜King of Sting,’ Dies at 75 Are Butterflies Wildlife? Depends Where You Live. Native Plant Sales! Spring 2023 Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…

Watch your step…

Watch your step…

With 20,250+ acres on the LBJNG, of course I have not covered every inch. So on this outing, this was a new area for exploration. Scientists discover fossils of oldest known potential pollinators See Thousands of Sandhill Cranes Gather in Nebraska Sea birds now accustomed to dodging offshore wind turbine blades, says study Keep looking!…

Point of view

Point of view

I would guess most folks look at things from the easiest way possible. And usually that is at your eye level or just looking down. We Now Know Why Zebra’s Stripes Are So Effective Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

West hillside

West hillside

Yesterday, I left you looking at the hillside. In the open, I was working my way back to the other side of the ravine. Tomorrow, I will finally be on the east side of the ravine. Furthermore, I will reveal if the Trout Lilies were sprouting yet on February 19th. Chemical signals from fungi tell…

Still Searching

Still Searching

On the west side of the ravine, I continued on with my search for emerging Trout Lilies. Of course, I had my eyes open for other good stuff. Suzanne shared a few of her trail photos from the Fairfield Lake State Park. Last chance to visit the park is Feb. 28th. Thanks Suzanne for the…

Is Your Mama a Llama?

Is Your Mama a Llama?

The ravine had been awesome as usual. And before I headed straight back to the car, I decided check out on top for a bit. So a fine day was had exploring on February 13th. After all, it would be hard to not enjoy nature out at the grasslands! Amazing Photos Reveal The Great White…

A new ant

A new ant

Ok, I know you are dying to know, did I stay out of the mud. Well, I did manage to not get any mud on my shoes at this point. So my goal number one was still on track. πŸ˜‰ Of course, staying out the mud was easy in the leaf litter of the woods….

Had to

Had to

I definitely had to go to the grasslands yesterday afternoon. Furthermore, the weather couldn’t have been more perfect and that is why I had to! So I had two goals. One, stay out of the mud. Second, was to see if the Blue Funnel-lily’s (Androstephium caeruleum) leaves might be sprouting. So far I had managed…

Frost Heave

Frost Heave

All of the ice was gone today. However, we did get a nice frost last night. In fact, it meant that I got my photos before 9am. While looking into frost heave and I ran across the term frost quake. I never had heard of this before. However I have witnessed ice quakes on a…