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
Some common names and scientific names are obvious. Then some are not. LOL. The Mystery of the World’s Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It A Lake That Disappeared Holds Clues to Life Beyond Earth Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you…
Continuing along with the bottomland outing. Get down close to see the slime molds on a stick! These were less than 3 or 4 mm high. Could Plants Be Intelligent? New Research Reveals That Light-Based Signals Could Be the Key To Plant “Brains” One of Texas’ most popular state parks is about to get much…
Back to the bottomland outing! It was a good morning for the slime molds so far! Darwin’s Fear Was Unjustified: New Study Confirms Evolution Despite Fossil Gaps We May Have Found Where Modern Humans And Neanderthals Became One See the Wonders of Bird Engineering in These Photos of Intricate Nests Keep looking! The more you…
Continuing on with the hunt for fungi! Onward we rambled! The Big City Is Vibrant. Birds There Might Be Getting Less So. A Distant Spacecraft Has Confirmed That Earth Is Habitable Survival of the Smartest: Cognitive Skills Linked to Longer Lifespan in Chickadees Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the…
Continuing on with Sunday’s outing. Breaking Cognitive Boundaries: Groundbreaking Study Finds Monkeys Use “Names” To Communicate Taxonomy research in Australia reveals 750 unique species in 2023 ‘Ice bucket challenge’ reveals that bacteria can anticipate the seasons Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Yesterday I told you that we were blocked by the cedars down stream. Well, now back at the original access point we headed up the creek. And this was not the proverbial bad thing. 😉 So would we turn back? Find out tomorrow! NASA Advances Research to Grow Habitats in Space from Fungi Genetic Giants:…
I am at home now but going backwards in my photo files to show some more treasures from last week’s Caddo NG surveying. More tomorrow from Caddo NG! Alaska’s Pristine Waterways Are Turning a Shocking Orange Scientists Reveal Why You Should Never Take Pebbles From The Beach Keep looking! The more you know, the more…
Time was flying by, but now it was time to circle back thru the woods to the car. Lots of good treasures are found next creeks. But in fact treasures are in many places! How plants mate for life and repel other suit Hoofed animals’ earliest ancestor discovered in Colorado Keep looking! The more you…
Jeanne and I are back in Fannin County continuing with my botany survey! And we started off at Bonham State Park once again. Here’s what we found on our hike on the trails. I told myself when we started the walk I was not going to photograph anything unless it was special. Well, as you…