Friday

Friday

Yesterday the wind picked up in the afternoon. So for me, a coat was still necessary. ๐Ÿ™‚ Giant 35-inch duck-billed dinosaur footprints discovered in Mongolia How the Largest Volcanic Eruption in Human History Changed the World Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

Frosting!

Frosting!

Now we headed towards Moss Lake. This is a spring fed lake that covers 1140 acres. Indeed the creek was like the frosting on the cake for our cold drive-about day! Earth’s Largest Organism Slowly Being Eaten, Scientist Says Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Officially Moving โ€“ Scientists Just Updated Its Location What are hole-punch…

Winter Flower

Winter Flower

What a flower that blooms in the winter? Yes, we have several. And they are small and easily missed. So here is one of my favorites. This was the second stop on our drive-about. And we were happy the wind was calm at this point. It was still just about 28F! Admire the World’s Largest…

The Inner Kid

The Inner Kid

I certainly hope I never lose the inner kid in me. Here we demonstrate that Jeanne and I have not. ๐Ÿ˜‰ And the inner kids came out to play! ๐Ÿ™‚ We watched the rock sink in the algae. ๐Ÿ™‚ We watched with glee the bubble glide under the ice. Looked like an amoeba to us….

Facing

Facing

A mostly dreary, windy, and cold day. On the bright side it could be colder like it was in Brookings, SD at -15F! Hope those of you in southeast Texas survive the snow forecasted for your area tonight and tomorrow. ๐Ÿคž๐ŸผAnd it just pretty like it was here last week. Meat was not on the…

Sunny Afternoon

Sunny Afternoon

My afternoon was open. Of course I had to get out to the grasslands on this sunny and relatively warm day before the cold arrives Saturday. Plus I wanted to check on a few friends. Hope y’all got out today. If not maybe tomorrow, eh. ๐Ÿ™‚ Meteorite Crash in Canada Is Caught by Home Security…

Good Golly Gully

Good Golly Gully

More from the gully… What a great day it had been! Moreover when isn’t a gully good. LOL. Bats That Run Firefighting Planes Are Dumping Ocean Water on the Los Angeles Firesโ€”Why Using Saltwater Is Typically a Last Resort 80 Percent of Global CO2 Emissions Come From Just 57 Companies, Report Shows Oldest Unbroken Record…

Down the Gully

Down the Gully

Continuing on now with the outing on January 4th. The snow kinda delayed this post LOL. This gully was on the far side of a pond. The bank at this point were not steep. So we could easily find our way in. 99% accurate wind detection achieved with hummingbird-inspired biomimetic wings Study Confirms: Syphilis Was…

Flakes!

Flakes!

Oh goodness, it was a wonderful snow day! Well, unless you had to travel in it, but I didn’t. So fun fun fun! Furthermore I was anxious to see what kind of photos I could get with my phone. So it took me over an hour to get the flake photos. And the cold fingers…

To See Roots

To See Roots

Onwards we went! Another gully was just a round the bend. So you know where we headed next. ๐Ÿ™‚ Got your bird feeders filled for predicted snow tomorrow? Mine are! Thought To Be Loners, Snakes Coordinate Hunts Together, Study Finds Thanks Jeanne! Walnut Treesโ€™ 40-Million-Year-Old Secret: How They Switch Genders Every Season Keep looking! The…