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All of the gardeners out there know about cold stratification that some seeds need to germinate. Well, hopefully today’s weather helped them along because it seemed a bit cold today. 😉 So it was on my third walk today, when this topic crossed my mind as I walked with my head down in the wind….
The noun definition for dew is tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night. One of the verb definitions of dew was wet with beaded or glistening liquid. Last night the glistening liquid formed. Furthermore we were a bit surprised that there was a low fog as well. It had not been…
Ok, I just made that up. Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day by the powers to be. However cord means heart in Latin. And nature is one of the things that makes my heart happy. So why not, eh! 😉 So many hearts in nature. Show your love for Happy Cordate Day! I hope you and your…
Also known as First Wednesday. 🙂 Not too chilly and certainly an enthusiastic group! FYI, IT is still working on the email notification problem. It had been another great First Wednesday! James Hung: The Buzz on Native Pollinators 40 minutes but well worth it! Go James! 380-million-year-old air-breathing fish fossil unearthed in Australia Keep looking!…
It had been a lovely day (Feb. 2nd)at Dixon, but now the weather was changing. Weather forecast called for late afternoon showers. Then there were other evening plans. So we turned for the walk back to the car. Housekeeping note: Apparently there is something that caused the email notifications not to be sent out. Sorry…
Yes, we had hit bottom. 😉 So we were literally down at the creek level in the ravine. It was time to start back up. Bizarre Prehistoric Predator Fish Breathed Air, Had Fangs And Four ‘Limbs‘ Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
After the lovely barren, we gravitated towards the ravine. Of course we did, it is the law, gravity. 😉 With the recent rains, water still dripped from the limestone rocks. What a lovely place! More from the ravine tomorrow. A New Creature Emerges From a Forest Drowned by the Gulf of Mexico Rethinking Dinosaur Evolution:…
Creeks are such interesting places, eh. Even if you just listen to the sound of water only it is magical. A study says it calms “emotions and relieving anxiety”. I think we all knew that. 🙂 Of course, I look at what’s in it as well. Well, I brought one home as you can see…
We had reached the top of the barren. It’s just BS as we go down the other side. You know botany speed. LOL. And this is where I will stop today. Tomorrow the creek’s treasures! Earth’s oldest rocks reveal diverse microbial ecosystem dating 3B years Mysterious Bass Sounds Irking Florida Residents Might Just Be Fish…
The day (Feb. 2nd) was cloudy with a chance of rain by afternoon. However this did not dampen our adventure. We were in Cooke County at the Dixon Water Foundation. Note: this property is not open to the public. Rare ancient tree discovery has scientists ‘gobsmacked’ Ice Age cave paintings decoded by amateur researcher We…