The bowl

The bowl

Ok, today will be the last of this outing’s sights. As always, it was wonderful! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

Lips & a bowl

Lips & a bowl

The grasslands is such a wonderous place! And you just never know what you might see… Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

What do you see?

What do you see?

Snails really do have the right idea…slow! Can you tell this is a theme with us. A little Christmas… How fast does Santa fly? Meet the Marvelous Christmas Tree Worm Keep looking! And have a wonderful safe holiday! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

Silent bell

Silent bell

Yesterday, I left you wedged against my foot. And still we had not moved far from where we had first clambered down into the ravine/creek. So much to observe! Neanderthals Changed Ecosystems 125,000 Years Ago – Were Not “Primal Hippies” Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…

One hour, one area

One hour, one area

So I said yesterday, we spent an hour in just a relatively small area of the creek. Here is more from that hour or so. Engineers Have Created a Gecko-Inspired Hand That Can Hold an Egg Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

Like a moth

Like a moth

Surely you all have heard the saying “just like a moth is drawn to a flame”? Well, in my case, that is how I feel about being drawn to the grasslands. If you remember the last post/outing I shared, we had reached the creek. Of course, looking down the creek I was drawn to explore…

Jump!

Jump!

Yesterday, I stopped the post as we reached the creek. Here is the last of the photos from this outing. The Quirky History of the Osage Orange, Texas’s Ugliest Fruit Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

A short visit

A short visit

Thursday (November 11th) we went to the grasslands for a short visit. Old Gracie could not go far, but she worn her smile the entire time. Like who wouldn’t if you get to visit the grasslands, right? Human-size ammonites swam the Atlantic Ocean 80 million years ago Late, robust monarch butterfly migration evokes cautious optimism…

Yippee-ki-yay!

Yippee-ki-yay!

Tuesday (November 9th) was certainly a wonderful outing. And the company was great too! The Dixon Water Foundation ranch is a place I hope to explore in more detail in the coming years. The foundation has been honored with the 2017 Leopold Conservation Award, a Lone Star Land Steward Award and a Texas Environmental Excellence…

Dixon Water Foundation

Dixon Water Foundation

Today, I visited the Dixon Water Foundation which is located in Wise and Cooke counties. It is a wonderful place! The foundation’s mission is to “promotes healthy watersheds through sustainable land management to ensure that future generations have the water resources they need.” They run cattle and sheep. They host educational programs for students and…