Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
Comments welcome. Thank you, Mary
So many wonders to find on the grasslands! In win for butterflies and loss for Texas Republicans, feds move to protect rare plant This Strange Ancient ‘Fossil’ May Not Have Been Left by Any Living Thing The Predatory Slime Mold From The Last of Us Isn’t Actually a Fungus – It’s Weirder Keep looking! The…
Turning at the small grotto, I worked my way along the east hillside above the ravine. This was one I wanted to watch for a moment, the Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata). Its little antennas were so wiggly. At the end of the seedhead, it stayed only a moment longer. Then it headed back down….
Jeanne did a great job sharing with us the Old Zoo Nature Trail. Thanks so much for whetting our appetite to take a walk on the wild side. And here are a few more from Jeanne. What a wonderful photo tour of the Old Zoo Nature Trail! A big thank you to the volunteers that…
Did yesterday’s post whet your appetite for the Old Zoo Nature Trail? Certainly it did mine! Hence, more of Jeanne’s photos on the trail! Tomorrow the old zoo and a couple of boulders. Maryland girl finds ancient tooth from a 50-foot-long megalodon in the Chesapeake Bay A New Chapter in Climate Science – 390-Million-Year-Old Seawater…
On Monday I had to pass on an opportunity for an outing. So I made request of Jeanne to take some photos to show me what I had missed. Goodness, I missed a good outing. Here are Jeanne’s photos. And thanks Jeanne! More of Jeanne’s photos tomorrow! Keep looking! The more you know, the more…
What a crisp and delightful day out with the First Wed group today. The First Wednesday group of nine had a wonderful morning at the grasslands. Indeed many tidbits of new information were shared. Thank you all! Save these Dates for Prairie Time in North Texas (Fort Worth chapter of NPAT) Keep looking! The more…
Erosion was and still is a battle on the grasslands. However, erosion areas are a great place to look for rocks and petrified wood. The wood is not actually wood any longer of course. It is known as a replacement fossil unlike an impression fossil. TxDOT has a neat poster of Texas Rocks & Fossils….
A few more treasures from the Dec 15th outing. Indeed, a wonderful day! Male Wasps Have Been Seen Using Their Genitals as Weapons Against Predators Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
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
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…