Blue Bucket
A few more of our found things from Thursday. Some good and some not. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
What do you see?
Pareidolia is the tendency for the perception to impose visually an object, a pattern or meaning when there is none. But maybe there is something there. 😉 Just saying. LOL. All types of plastics now recyclable thanks to two companies Mysterious Patterns Span The Arabian Desert, And We May Finally Know Why Seven of the…
March 30th
On March 30th, it was a cold afternoon and had rained the night before. So the Ladonia Unit would have been very muddy. Instead we opted to check the northern units at Caddo NG. This Ancient Owl Hunted in the Daytime Flamingo No. 492 Is Still on the Run 17 Years Later Keep looking! The…
No data day
Today was the last day of this part of the Frosted Elfin survey. I was very happy with our results. Thank you to Jeanne, Alan, and Laura for your help in this phase of the Frosted Elfin survey! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
A headache…
I really never go to the grasslands on the weekends, but Sunday I did not pass up the chance when I got the invite yesterday! It was nice to see people out on the trails from adults to families with small children. Yeah, I hope they all had fun! I know I did! Did you…
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,…
Concluding Gracie’s Tuesday outing
Gracie’s Tuesday afternoon is just what she needed. Twasn’t bad for me either. Eight Women Astronomers You Should Know Fire May Actually Increase Long-Term Carbon Storage – Important Nature-Based Climate Solution Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Fossombronia Liverwort
As promised more details on the liverwort found in the last outing. Jeanne has narrowed it to the Fossombroniaceae family. After carefully examining it could be Fossombronia longiseta. However, this is not a certain ID. Not all the characteristics match what we saw in the keys so we will stick with a Fossombronia species. In…
One hour, one area
So I said yesterday, we spent an hour in just a relatively small area of the creek. Here is more from that hour or so. Engineers Have Created a Gecko-Inspired Hand That Can Hold an Egg Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
Wind is turning
Today, the wind was mostly out of the south. However by 3pm it had changed to the WNW (292 degrees). Forecast predicts 43 degrees in the morning. And even colder Friday morning. At our house, that means it could possibly be as much as ten degrees colder. Out comes the winter apparel! Keep looking! The…