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So I am going to back up with a few more photos from the Friday NPSOT pop up field trip. This was after the two rare plants that I had wanted to share in yesterday’s post. Now we were no longer on a slope but in open prairie. Garden for Birds – Great Backyard Bird…
Friday was a pop-up NPSOT Trinity Forks field trip. With little notice, only one person was able to come. The prediction had been for wind and dust. It got windy as the morning progressed. However, the dust was only barely started as we finished up. Great field trip! Elisabeth Vrba obituary: palaeontologist who solved a…
Trails can go for miles. Hikers and bike riders can cover the distance. However, I’m in for the slow and observing mode of exploring. 🙂 This was a very interesting trail! The truth about dinosaur behavior from hints in fossils See Magnificent Monkeys From Around the World in These Shots From the Smithsonian Magazine Photo…
Eagerly we headed up the hill to Tucker Tower! Yep Tucker Tower is worth the visit! The 1st eclipse season of 2025 starts this week Humans Have Been Perfecting Avocados for 7,500 Years US Coast Guard Academy Censors ‘Climate Change’ From Its Curriculum Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental…
Lake Murray State Park in Oklahoma was our ticket to another adventure. 🙂 Our trip started on sunny Thursday. In any case, we are looking forward to exploring the park for a few days. International Women’s Day: Female Science Stars to Follow in 2025 Red Fish, Blue Fish Ancient humans used bone tools one million…
Another First Wednesday outing had rolled around on March 5th. It was sunny, though a bit chilly with a pretty good breeze. I had picked a spot that was on a hilltop. It had been a grand outing on the hilltop! The Oldest Laurasian Dinosaur: New Discovery Rewrites Dinosaur Origin Story These Portuguese Libraries Are…
Yesterday was pretty dreary. More exciting bloomings tomorrow. 🙂 US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back 4,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Like Circle Discovered in Denmark This Ancient Culture Drove Nails Into Skulls. We May Finally Know Why. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more…
Over the last couple of weeks the Forest Service at the LBJ National Grasslands have done prescribed burns also called RX burns. RX burns are important tool for the health of the grasslands! Thank you to the Forest Service for doing a wonderful job with your limited staff. First-Ever Detailed Footage Shows Polar Bear Cubs…
With the weather warming up, it’s starting to “snowball” in the changes around us. Can you tell the difference between these two photos? The one on the left was taken yesterday. One on the right today. So I think the bluebirds must have taken a rest today in building because not a blade seems to…
Just a week ago we were barely out the 30’s for high. Then wow, it was 79F today! ‘Giant’ flying squirrels once soared like bats in prehistoric US NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change Hoe History: Complex and Knotted Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the…