Still in the Woods

Still in the Woods

The damp days are really a great time to get outside. It really highlights the colors! Tomorrow I will finish up Saturday’s outing. Hey we see a lot of cool stuff. Butterflies in the Garden at FTW Botanic Garden March 1 – April 24, 2024 Ancient Bloodsuckers Revealed: Male Mosquitoes Fed on Blood Too This…

To the Roots

To the Roots

The ravines give a glimpse of what goes on beneath our feet. Maybe that is why I am so enthralled with them. More tomorrow, but not from a ravine. Some of you know that I have been working on the printed second edition of North Central Texas Wildflowers. FYI it will go live in eight…

Dreary

Dreary

Well, the start of weather this morning might have seemed like a dreary lifeless day ahead, but it definitely was not. Moreover that would be impossible when you head to the grasslands as Jeanne and I did today. πŸ™‚ So as you might guess I have a few pictures to go through. So of course…

The Last Stuff from Tuesday

The Last Stuff from Tuesday

It always amazes me the things you can find in just a few hours! It had been a delightful couple of hours! New Study: The Ocean Is Emitting Millions of Pounds of Plastic Into the Atmosphere One Great Shot: Herculean Hurdles for Tiny Turtles Headless animals manage to learn without ever having a brain Check…

Brrrr 24F

Brrrr 24F

That was the temperature this morning at our house. And that can only mean one thing… So I wonder with the 24F this morning if tomorrow will bring a lot of leaf dropping? Time will tell, eh. πŸ˜‰ Female Rangers β€˜Don’t Go All Alpha Like the Men’ to Protect a Forest Momentous Discovery Shows Neanderthals…

Late Bloomer

Late Bloomer

A lot of plants this season have been up to three weeks later than usual. In fact some plants that normally bloom in the spring are re-blooming like Redroot or Jersey-tea (Ceanothus herbaceus). Well, on the Tuesday morning outing I found a plant that surprised me. I hope none of you ate too much today….

Loose Ends

Loose Ends

I needed to tie up a few loose ends on some location data points that did not take previously. The phone had not done a good job on the coordinates and elevation. So today I finally got around to retrieving the correct data. Pretty cool, eh! More to come from my morning walk tomorrow. πŸ™‚…

Sweet, Shaggy, and Stinky

Sweet, Shaggy, and Stinky

A mostly dreary day with a splash of rain. And I for one will take any rain we can get now. However briefly I did see some sunshine. Now to the sweet, shaggy, and stinky. πŸ™‚ Last but not the least, the stinky. So today was sweet, shaggy, and stinky! ‘Lost City’ Deep in The…

Soft and Harsh

Soft and Harsh

That is how a lot of photographers usually describe the light at dawn and full daylight respectively. To me the harsh part sounds like a bad thing. However I think daylight is illuminating, not harsh. πŸ™‚ Every part of the day’s light are special to me! Textbooks say most birds can’t smell. Scientists are proving…

Last Stop

Last Stop

This was the last stop they had wanted to scout, Rucker’s Pond. This unit is one I have visited often for several reasons. It is close to our house and the pond is great for letting the dogs take a swim. In fact, a person had his dogs splashing in the water while he was…