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It was time to head to Oklahoma for a trip to several state parks. The first day of the trip was to Norman, Oklahoma to pick up Claire and our granddog, Briar. Rare Texas wildflower gets protection under Endangered Species Act Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you…
We now were going back to the lowlands. There is a part of the park that does have Tiny Tim, but it will take permission from the adjoining property (ie Ft Wolters people)to access the area. And the person that David was going to contact had the day off. So I will try again next…
New terrain and new flowers were ahead of us after leaving the mesa. Indeed, this park is wonderful! However, still no Tiny Tim. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
We had now reached another spot that appeared on the satellite map as a promising habitat candidate for Tiny Tim. No Tiny Tim yet. Snake Discovered That Actually Does Cartwheels, And We Have Pics to Prove It Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you…
We continued on up the incline. David pointed out the good stuff. How a Map Mistake Saved a Forest of 300-Year-Old Trees Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
So the first small area we searched was easily accessible to anyone. In fact it was near a picnic area. No Tiny Tim there. Indeed, it was time to head to another part of the park. More tomorrow! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
The first spot David took us was relatively small, but when you are looking for a small plant, it was a lot to search. Once again, no Tiny Tim. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
I decided I should try to see Tiny Tim (Geocarpon minimum) in person before it was too late for this season. Moreover, I find it helpful to see the subject in hand. For this reason, it allows me to get a better feel for it and the environment it lives in. And Tiny Tim is…
Ooops, if you subscribe via email, I accidentally hit the send button too quick today for the post “Moving to a new area- part 3”. 🤷🏻♀️ I will post parts 1& 2 in a few days. And then part 3 again afterwards. Now back to Fossil Hill. 😊 At this point, we had turned back…
Now we were heading deeper into the rocky areas of the woods. The boulders were amazing! Two more posts to go on Fossil Hill! Photoluminescence in the Garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know