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
The Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) snared me today on the midday walk. Of course, no bright yellow flower at this time of year. Still a skeleton offers something as well. Remarkable Scottish Fossil Uncovers Clues to the Origins of Lizards Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
It was too nice of day to pass up a day at the grasslands yesterday (Dec. 5th). đ So we went! The leaves rained down with a gust of wind! Yes, we nudged a bit it to prove there really was a frog. Or are we just nudniks? So what does this say about Jeanne…
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 Yellowstoneâs Supervolcano Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
I have been looking for larvae in the Arkansas Yucca. Actually specifically I wanted to find a Yucca Skipper larva. No luck yet. In fact, I have not seen a Yucca Skipper adult in North Texas yet. However, periodically I check. They have been report by someone at the grasslands before. In the movie, you…
While walking in our woods this morning, I noticed that the fungi was fruiting! The damp weather certainly has helped, eh! Thanks Suzanne and Kathy for sharing your photos! Researcher discovers a rare fossil clam thought to be dead some 40,000 years ago Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the…
Today, I saw quite a few Sleepy Oranges flitting about. A week ago, it was the Hackberry Emperors that were most numerous. Before that the Common Wood-nymphs were the abundant ones. Of course, you could slip in the some monarchs for a few days. However, they have not been as numerous as these other aforementioned…
You never know where curiosity will lead. After reading Claire’s blog post, 09/08/2022 nighttime only adventure and her iNat post, I went looking for caterpillars this morning. Indeed, she had triggered my curiosity for what I could find on Salvia greggii here at our house. I did not find a caterpillar, but I found something…
Little lanterns are what I think of when I see a ground-cherry (Physalis). We have six species listed in FNCT. They are in the Solanaceae family. These beetles tuck symbiotic bacteria in âback pocketsâ during metamorphosis Annual tarantula ‘migration’ begins in southeastern Colorado Fiery Invasions Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…
Well After the recent rains, I have been on alert for new fungi. However, these beauties popped up overnight! Naturally my focus had to shift today. đ Nature does not wait. My new count was fifteen plants after learning more about the rain-lily. So each grouping probably was just one bulb. Indeed, definitely a fun…
Yesterday, I left you with the green-eyed yucca friend. Today, I will share some of the other prairie friends. A diner discovered 100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints in a restaurant Is the Silence of the Great Plains to Blame for âPrairie Madnessâ? Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more…