Burnt

Burnt

Four years ago there was a fire on the grasslands caused by an adjoining property owner. The fire quickly got out of control. And spread like well, a wild fire! The fire burnt hot. And this was probably a good thing because it was burnt in a different season than the Forest Service normally does…

A Giant

A Giant

The LBJ grasslands, a true treasure for anyone that enjoys the outdoors. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

Smeller

Smeller

Are you hyper sensitive to smells? No one would ever accuse me of that. LOL. Sometimes, Shirley could not believe that I could not smell. However, she loved to tell a story about that. It goes like this. While down at BRIT, someone tested hers. They put before her specimens of Hedeoma. These were old…

Cloudy First Wednesday

Cloudy First Wednesday

It was cloudy and cool for this First Wednesday. However, this did not cloud our spirits for the walk. What another great First Wednesday with fellow nature nerds! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

In the spirit

In the spirit

Looks like a Happy Halloween! The Spooky Science of Why Mirrors Can Freak Us Out So Much The History of Trick-or-Treating Is Weirder Than You Thought Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

Points to the Heart

Points to the Heart

Indeed, it certainly never get old tramping about on the grasslands! Yes. The Night Before Halloween Is a Real Holiday The Real-Life Vampire Autopsies of the Victorian Era When People Carved Turnips Instead of Pumpkins for Halloween Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you…

Slug Moth

Slug Moth

What did you get in your rain bucket yesterday? Our total ended up at 1.39″. Not as much as some, but more than others. For the year our total stands at 18.64″. Since it was cool out today, Gracie said let’s do a good walk. Off we went! Of course I brought it home. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Rainbow meow

Rainbow meow

Whoa, I feel we got lucky today with 1.16″ so far! On top of that, three of the four Gracie walks, I had to use the umbrella. My lucky non-umbrella walk was the afternoon walk. At that point, the clouds almost parted, but not quite. Here was the find of the day. It was like…

Listen

Listen

The LBJ grasslands pulled me back. And lately, I have been pulled to the barren areas. Large swarms of insects can generate as much electrical charge in the air as thunderstorms New Insecticides Were Supposed To Be Harmless to Bees – But They Can Be Devastating to Honey Bee Health ‘Conan the Bacterium’ Has What…

Oh Brother was it fun

Oh Brother was it fun

Yesterday, I got an invitation to tag along with Jeff Quayle and Jeanne. Of course I accepted whole heartily! Jeff is an extraordinary self-taught botanist. He conducts plant surveys for public and private individuals. If you do Facebook (I don’t), you can find him there. He would be happy to hear from you. Anywho, that…