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
Some of you had to go hide in the closet for tornados last night and early this morning. Luckily everyone I know missed the tornadic action. Though Jeanne did hear the freight train. Yikes that was too close! Glad everyone was safe and just got the rain. We ended up 2.05″ for the 24 hour…
There are safety precautions you should take when exploring the grasslands. You know, watch where you step, poison ivy, drink plenty of water and so on. There is one more thing to be cautious of… Nature’s secret soundscape: listen with me to the world’s quietest creatures Thanks Judy! How “Wiggly Skulls” Helped Birds Evolve From…
Yesterday was pretty dreary. More exciting bloomings tomorrow. 🙂 US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back 4,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Like Circle Discovered in Denmark This Ancient Culture Drove Nails Into Skulls. We May Finally Know Why. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
Sometimes while exploring we find skulls and bones. Here are two found on Friday’s outing. My go-to book for skulls is the “Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species” (November 21, 2006) by Mark Elbroch. Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests Ancient Giant Flying Squirrel Discovered in Tennessee Scientists Reveal How This…
Yes, it was down right cold and damp out today. Getting a breath of fresh air was just what I had needed today! The Origins of the “Dinosaur Renaissance” Scientists Sniffed Ancient Egyptian Mummies And Got a Surprise Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
The temperature dropped here about 3pm. And by that time I had already done my walks for the day. A productive day at the grasslands! Bird fossil hints Antarctica was a refuge from killer asteroid What Did Scientists Learn After Thousands of Penguins Were Slaughtered by Mountain Lions? Keep looking! The more you know, the…
What a gorgeous afternoon, eh! Of course I took advantage of it. 🙂 Then when I got back to my car the greeters had left the area. In fact they were nowhere to be seen. Their job was done. LOL. Tiny hitchhikers: Mites ride birds like cars using electric fields Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old advanced farming…
Sometimes you just get lucky. Finally the Wise County Messenger posted this youtube video of Wise County’s tallest snowman, Frosty. And the euthanizing of Frosty. Why Cats and Bats Don’t Mix Melting Ice Reveals Remains of 5,900-Year-Old Trees in Wyoming, Uncovering a Long-Lost Forest The Whale That’s Known Only by the Sound of Its Voice…
Over the holidays the weather has been wonderful with the rain and fairly warm weather. So of course I continued to go to the grasslands. Most days in the afternoon when it is a bit warmer. But some colder weather will be here tomorrow. Our high today was 79F! Walk slow and look down is…
Monday (2024-12-16) was our last full day at Chickasaw NRA. And in this post I had stumbled across a Chickasaw dictionary online so I have included some words. Check out this word ayukpachi and its pronunciations. Indeed it had been a good morning! One more trail was on the list for the afternoon. Utah’s Spellbinding…