Anchored

Anchored

Here is the conclusion of last Thursday’s (21st) outing. Why Do Some Bees Dig? Thanks Jeanne! Octopuses could get the same protections as mice and monkeys thanks to a growing body of evidence that suggests they feel pain Ghostly Footage of a Dumbo Octopus Captured 8,000 Feet Below The Ocean Keep looking! The more you…

Last Bridge

Last Bridge

Two bridges down. The third bridge/creek was pretty great too! Just a few more photos tomorrow will conclude this outing. So I hope the cooler weather is close behind! Uniquely preserved gut contents illuminate trilobite palaeophysiology Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

Hopes were High

Hopes were High

Our hopes were high that we would find good stuff up the creek. And of course you know we did. 🙂 This was the first bridge finds. So yes, more creeks/bridges tomorrow. Stunning New Species of Tarantula Shimmers Like an Electric-Blue Jewel Biden Administration Commits $200 Million to Help Reintroduce Salmon in Columbia River Flowers…

Third Stop

Third Stop

For years I have drove over these bridges. Always thinking I should investigate these creeks. Well, the day had come! Jeanne found a safe place for us to park off the road. And let the exploring begin! Indeed we were just getting started! Thus tomorrow’s post will continue down the creek. Leonardo da Vinci Was…

Next Stop

Next Stop

The next stop was one of Shirley’s monitoring locations. Stealing information from host plants: How the parasitic dodder plant flowers Parasitic plant convinces hosts to grow into its own flesh—it’s also an extreme example of genome shrinkage Wild Elephants Seem to Have Been Domesticated, But Not by Humans Keep looking! The more you know, the…

Low Water Crossing Rocks

Low Water Crossing Rocks

On the way to Cooke County most of time we take the road that goes across a low water crossing. And when we do, it is always worth a stop. Indeed it rewarded us with some great finds. Like I said the low water crossing rocked! Fossils Preserve The Original Color Patterns of Insects, Scientists…

Great Day!

Great Day!

Jeanne and I headed out to the creeks today. Yes of course I took a ton of photos. Thus I have a lot of photo naming. LOL Today a few photos from the early morning walk. Tomorrow I will start posting the treasures we found today on the outing. September is National Mushroom Month. A…

Bee pretty friendly

Bee pretty friendly

Oh goodness, we got .46″ rain last night! Perhaps “not carrying the umbrella” trick yesterday helped? LOL Knowing that it was a male and not going to sting me, I gave it nudge. Notice we both jump a bit. LOL He seemed to BEE pretty friendly. So I decided to give him a finger up….

Six minutes

Six minutes

I didn’t take my umbrella on the afternoon walk even though I heard it rumbling. I thought it might help bring some rain. 🤞🏼 Why were the Ringed Paper Wasps (Polistes annularis), Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida), and the flies swarming the spot? Thanks Jeanne for sharing your wasps and lily! 35 times more species…