Welcome to my nature blog! I love sharing my photos of North Texas! I will keep looking out and hope you do too.
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As I mentioned yesterday Denise invited us to see two more places. And we were happy to go! Denise’s family has really been a great land steward to their family’s legacy in Cooke County. Thank you Denise for sharing! Catherine and I headed off towards one more destination before heading home. Bone collector caterpillar adorns…
Every day you can expected to find the unexpected in nature. At least it is always a hope to see something new, right? Very cool to see and learn! Experts have candid advice for national park visitors this summer Thanks Judy! Mexican burrowing toad looks like a deflated balloon Bizarre “Fairy Lantern” Species Discovered in…
It was Elm Fork Master Naturalist field trip at LBJ Grasslands today. The trip was organized by Master Naturalist Jerry and I was along for the fun. It was a great morning! Thanks to Jerry for inviting me along. The Great Dinosaur Deception: Fossil Gaps Rewrite Extinction History How the Misrepresentation of Tomatoes as Stinking…
The time is right to get a closer look at the plants. Moreover not just for the plants but for the friends that dwell on them! Yep, time to look closer for our small friends! The murderous cat you live with is a murderous cat, a study shows Botanical Gardens are the Last Bastions for…
The Ladonia units at Caddo are in the Blackland Prairie. What to know about Texas’ looming water crisis Thanks Suzanne! A Revealing Look Into the Surprisingly Tricky Sex Lives of Birds Stand Up for Science! Our lives depend on it. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…
Now I was going a round-about way back to the car on level ground again. Indeed it had been a great warm Thursday afternoon. Now the cold is here…again! Scientists Unearth the Oldest Tadpole Fossil Ever Found, and It’s a 161-Million-Year-Old ‘Giant’ Footprints Reveal Two Early Human Species Walked the Same Lakeshore in Kenya 1.5…
Always something good can be found in nature. So I will go back again in a few days to see how they are progressing. Repeat visits are definitely not boring. 🙂 New Federal Grant For U.S. Hwy 64 Crossings Could Save Endangered Red Wolves And Other Wildlife Thanks Judy! Archaeologists Are Finding Dugout Canoes in…
Over the weekend we did a quick trip to Norman. We left earlier than planned because of the forecasted rain on Sunday. Furthermore they got 8 inches of rain! We thoroughly enjoyed our quick trip to Norman! ‘Scientists for Scientists’ Wartime Grant Brings Ukrainian Bat Biologists to Panama Neanderthals Buried Their Dead, But In Strangely…
This area is known as the Rolling Plains. Its rangelands are broken with streams and rivers running from west to east, draining toward the Cross Timbers and Prairies Region to the east and southeast. The Dragonfly Trail is a total of about half of mile. Indeed the Dragonfly Trail had been a pleasant walk in…
Ah the beautiful LBJ National Grasslands. Indeed I feel so lucky to live near this treasure! The drama unfolded on the False Gaura with an abundance of life! Black widow spider venom decoded at ‘near-atomic resolution’ by scientists Hidden in Midwestern Cornfields, Tiny Edens Bloom Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see…