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…

Pedal to the Metal

Pedal to the Metal

Our next stop was at Rhodes Lake. It also is a popular lake for duck hunters. The lake has many kinds of creatures in addition to water birds. For example, we heard the rattle call of the Belted Kingfisher across the lake. Hmmm, I hope I didn’t scare the frass out of it. Pedal to…

First Stop

First Stop

Jeanne, Jerry, and Susan are members of the Elm Fork Master Naturalist chapter in Denton. We met at Windmill Lake at 9am yesterday. They were scouting and I was along for the day. Our first stop at Windmill Lake was interesting and beautiful as always. I have visited this unit many times over the years….

PS

PS

What is the meaning of PS? One definition for PS is an abbreviation for postscript. However in my case I am using it as abbreviation for Prairie Seekers. And today was NPAT PS day. A great group of the prairie lovers came out on this beautiful Saturday to take it all in at the Thomsen…

The Earth Moved

The Earth Moved

Indeed I got a small surprise when I checked the rain total from yesterday. We got .17″ and yes small but definitely most welcome. πŸ™‚ But while I was looking at the stinkhorn, the earth moved! Now play in your head the sound track of Jaws or another of your favorite scary movie. Not leaving…