Parkhill Prairie Pond

Parkhill Prairie Pond

ByMary

There is pond just west of the restrooms at the end of the road loop. Of course we checked it out too! Thanks Claire for sharing your photos! It was a lovely prairie! I certainly would recommend a visit to the Parkhill Prairie! And check out Amy Martin‘s book, Wild DFW and all 25 of…

Our goal

Our goal

ByMary

The goal was to reach the creek. So we continued deeper into the bottomland. So more to come in tomorrow’s post of the grasslands outing! Article: This article is several years old, but certainly fascinating I thought…Bumblebees confused by iridescent colors Keep looking!

On the Bois D’arc

On the Bois D’arc

ByMary

We have this one particular Bois D’arc tree that just seems to attract the bugs. Every year I find lots of butterflies and other insects on it. The other Bois D’arc trees do not seem to have the same attraction. Juneteenth in Galveston – General Order No. 3 by Union Troops Marked the Official End…