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
Spring is such a wonderful time. Everything is springing to life. And yeah, there is no stopping it. Indeed nothing was going to slow down the first one! Slime Sense The Mysterious Falcon Decline: Why America’s Smallest Raptor Is at Risk Most Bees Nest in The Ground. Offering Rocks And Gravel Is a Simple Way…
Catherine and I left Denise’s and headed to the Becker Prairie, also in Cooke County. This prairie is always worth a stop! Indeed it had been a lovely day with Catherine and visiting Denise’s prairie too! Lights out tonight …Migration Alert for the night of 26 Apr 2025 Please consider turning your light off every…
As I mentioned yesterday Denise invited us to see two more places. And we were happy to go! Denise’s family has really been a great land steward to their family’s legacy in Cooke County. Thank you Denise for sharing! Catherine and I headed off towards one more destination before heading home. Bone collector caterpillar adorns…
We continued to admire the prairie! As we finished up at the prairie near the house, Denise invited us to go look at a couple more places. Of course we couldn’t turn down an offer like that! So off we went. The Birds Who Farm the Forest Floor Caterpillar or Hummingbird? Bizarre Baby Bird Discovery…
Well, we continued on towards the prairie behind Denise’s house. More to come tomorrow from Cooke County! A 30,000-Year-Old Feather Is a First-of-Its-Kind Fossil Will a smiley face moon appear on the morning of April 25? National Park and Forest Service Staffing Levels Have Been Dramatically Reduced Stand Up for Science! Our lives depend on…
Today Catherine and I visited private property in Cooke County. This was a Trinity Forks NPSOT pop up field trip. And goodness y’all missed a good one. 🙂 Moreover this was just the beginning. We had not yet walked passed the house. 🙂 More tomorrow from Cooke County! One more thing…Happy Earth Day to everyone!…
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…
Thank you to all the rain dancers because it worked. LOL. Our total today was 0.84″. It was glorious! Hopefully more tonight. Fingers crossed and dance again. This lovely friend made a complete circle around the house. Somehow the leaves got stuck on their tail. So did you stay in all day? Or did you…
Yep my fingers are crossed that we all get some rain tomorrow! Do your rain dance tonight! U.S. Drought Monitor Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Several Mammal Species in the Texas Panhandle Researchers Solve “Cocktail Party” Mystery of Bat Echolocation 300-Million-Year-Old Iridescent Fossil May Be One of Earth’s Rarest Prehistoric Gems That Little Extra…
First thing in the morning, drink tea and read emails. Usually no one is sending texts that early. First text message I got this morning was from Suzanne with a movie of a hawk moth. Very delightful! The potted Missouri Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) came from one of Suzanne’s native plant friends. The friend grew it…