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Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
Growing up Wylie and his siblings did much exploring in the creek. Well, what kid wouldn’t, eh. Wylie said the actual name of the creek was Mountain Creek. Of course we wanted all want to go back! Thanks Wylie! It’s Not Just Us: Corals Also Thrive Best in Diverse Company The Great White Shark Inspires…
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited to go to a new place in northern Cooke County. Yes, it was cold and slightly wet. But we were all glad to see this wonderful property! And Wylie’s family has owned the land for five generations. And yes it was neat! So the creek tomorrow! A…
Oh goodness, might of or should have worn my long johns on this morning walk. It was not freezing at 34, but with the wind it felt a bit cold. Now back to yesterday’s warm outing. In fact the Bobwhite, forbs, and grasses all benefit from a RX burn. Benefits include reduces hazardous fuels, protecting…
Even with no sun shining today, it wasn’t bad at all. With a high of only 81F I thought it was quite nice! So I headed over to a nearby grasslands unit this morning. More treasures tomorrow! A Fern’s ‘Zombie’ Fronds Sprout Unusual Roots Edge of History: How an Obsidian Blade Rewrites the Trail of…
Our high was 95F! Yikes! Much too hot for me for a February. And the plums were very fragrant today. So I took the time to visit the patch to see what might be hungry. So dining at the plum patch seemed to be plum good today! National Invasive Species Awareness Week Feb. 26 –…
The weather certainly is very pleasant, eh! And the plants, birds, and some insects are starting to stir. A Downy Woodpecker really was a talented drummer. She was not actually making the hole that I could tell. Just drumming. Further away I could hear others drumming as well. Dramatic Image Reveals How Much The Sun…
Well, I left you hanging yesterday. 😉 Sometimes it is just too much to push on and you need to turn back. Perhaps find an alternate route? We had gone as far as we could because the ravine had way too much brush and trees to maneuver through. In fact the backtracking was a bit…
With the ever present gravity pulling us (LOL), we headed down into the ravine. Hmmm, you will have to wait until tomorrow to find out. 😉 These Birds Score as High as Primates in a Puzzling Cognitive Test This Insanely Tiny Frog Could Be as Small as Vertebrates Get Keep looking! The more you know,…
We continued on after having accomplished the mission of checking on the Trout Lilies. And just because, we set some of the spores free! Climate Change and Wild Turkeys: New Study Overturns Conventional Wisdom Why Are Blueberries Blue? Scientists Have Finally Discovered the Reason New Satellite Will Track Methane Emissions From Space and Pinpoint Their…
The question was would the plant be up yet? Turned out they were! However only barely. This was the only one we found blooming on Feb. 16th, but in a few weeks many more will be blossoming! Yahoo! Life Spreads Across Space on Tiny Invisible Particles, Study Suggests Marine Biologists Discover Unexpected Biodiversity on the…