Not even a slight breeze

Not even a slight breeze

Somehow I forgot to hit the publish button for this post on June 1st. Not one to waste electrons, here it is late. Ten people braved the morning heat for the First Wednesday outing. As much as I had hoped for a breeze, nada. I even got sprinkled on but only maybe three drops that…

A Mystery and a Smile

A Mystery and a Smile

Kathy was the one to get the star yesterday for catching my title mistake. The email notification had the mistake. However, I caught it as soon as I hit the publish button. In the same way, like slamming your hand in the door. You see it coming but the signal to the brain can’t stop…

Brown pupa

Brown pupa

On the way to the mailbox, I re-found the brown pupa from yesterday. So today, I collected it. Hopefully we will find out what it is! Plant of the Month: Poplar Mysterious ancient giant eggs Down Under laid by Aussie “demon ducks of doom” Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and…

Plum season!

Plum season!

Did you think we were going to get rain today? I did. Then as I watched the radar image this morning, it dissipated over Jacksboro. Darn right. However, we’re getting a light shower this evening. One tenth of inch so far! A giant ‘wall of wind’ can blow away structures with the strength of Category…

Running water

Running water

Mother nature came through last night! We got 1.63″ Now continuing on with yesterday outing! The world’s largest plant is a 112-mile-long seagrass in Australia Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

Covered in fur

Covered in fur

Indeed, this is a wonderful time of the year, spring and summer. New life is bursting forth! Always fun to watch! California Investigating Oil Companies For Alleged Plastic Recycling Deception  A New Candidate for Oldest Tree in the World Is Discovered in Chile Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the…

Spring Ladies-tress!

Spring Ladies-tress!

Continuing on with the second part of Ladonia post. And it certainly was a good day to be out on a Blackland prairie at the Caddo NG! No Frosted Elfins that day. 🙁 Nevertheless, it was a splendid day at the Ladonia Units with new and old friends! Moreover, many thanks to Jeff for suggesting…

Back at Ladonia Units

Back at Ladonia Units

Jeff Quayle and I led a group from the NPAT Ft. Worth chapter to the Caddo NG. Meeting at Tractor Supply in Bonham, the group was eager to head out. It had been two and half weeks since I was last there. So I was hoping for new plants on the Blackland Prairie. I will…