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
So we were now heading up the hill. All along I had a place that I want to reach. However, we were certainly not in hurry to get there. There was so much to see. Of course, that meant going slow. Parasitic fungus that infects and kills spiders discovered in Brazil Keep looking! The more…
The grasslands were originally purchased in the Dust Bowl by the government. So many of the ponds and terraces were constructed to keep further damage from occurring and stop the soil from blowing and eroding away. To be sure, I for one am glad they did. When The Pandemic Came, The Zoos Shut, And The…
So it is only five days away from spring now. In fact, the vernal equinox happens on March 20th this year. As you have probably noticed so much has already started to emerge from their winter slumber. Air Pollution Destroys Sexual Pheromones – Impairs Successful Mating of Flies Eponyms have no place in 21st-century biological…
Today was pretty chilly and cloudy. I decided to work on a bug that had been dead in a collection jar for a few days. And so the time really flew by as I tried to ID it. However, this afternoon I had enough of the indoors. So I hopped in the car to go…
Going out with other folks can lead to increasing one’s knowledge. And thanks to Suzanne, I now know what the stub of the plant was in the post East Side. Unlocking secrets of the honeybee dance language – bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…
A good bit of the outing (March 6th) we looked for and at the Trout Lilies (Erythronium mesochoreum). And why shouldn’t we, they are so darn cute. They spread themselves out unlike their cousins, Erythronium albidum. Both species of the aforementioned are secure (G4) in their status in Texas. However, in several other states the…
On Monday (March 6th), it was another beautiful day at the grasslands. I never tire of visiting our local treasure! Inspiring young scientist! This High Schooler Invented Color-Changing Sutures to Detect Infection Why Newborn Chicks Love Objects That Defy Gravity Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
Of course, to get to the other side, right? Well, for Jeanne and I, it was more than that. There was a creek on the other side. LOL Whee, it was the perfect place for a swing! And off we headed back to car. Another fine outing on our wonderful grasslands! Last night, we were…
We continued on with exploring. Of course, we might find some interesting stuff. In fact, I can’t think of a time when there hasn’t been good stuff to find. Thus, expectations are always high! Indeed, I may have thought too much about the stuff we saw. However, when you seek to identify stuff, usually the…
How and why everyone finds there niche in nature is interesting. It is a question I often ask myself when observing nature. Justin O. Schmidt, Entomologist Known as ‘King of Sting,’ Dies at 75 Are Butterflies Wildlife? Depends Where You Live. Native Plant Sales! Spring 2023 Keep looking! The more you know, the more you…