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
Everyday there is good stuff to observe. Here was what I saw today. 🙂 So much cool stuff to observe! All-night streetlights make leaves inedible to insects, study finds Thanks Claire! These oldest inhabited termite mounds have been active for 34,000 years Man vs. Nature: New Research Uncovers Real Story Behind the Disappearance of Earth’s…
My calendar says it is time for several species to return. I have heard the Upland Sandpipers going overhead. Stay cool! I avoided plastic for a week. Here is what I learned about a plastic-free life New Research Unravels the Evolutionary Secrets of Ancient Seas’ Forgotten Rulers Incredibly Rare 520-Million-Year-Old Worm Fossil Solves Ancient Evolutionary…
Yesterday was absolutely delightful weather for July. Certainly I was a bit disappointed that we only got 0.05″ of rain. However the creatures seen were pretty darn good! A nice variety of life! Tree Climbing Lions Perched Near Grazing Zebras in Tanzania Texas Bird Hunters Helped Fund a New Drug That’s Saving Wild Quail Many…
Every night when turning on the light last week, I spotted a spider near the cabinet. To be friendly I told them hello. Well, they were a bit shy. And would scurry back under the cabinet. Indeed I was surprised when the ants showed up. And that is the story of stuck. 🙂 Trillionth of…
Who can blame the creatures for avoiding me and the camera. Even though I try to tell them that fame and fortune will be theirs. 😉 Time to go check more boxes… What Do Bagged Chickens Have to Do With Sliced Cheese? Mysterious Symbols on 4,000-Year-Old Rock Art Hint at an Unknown Culture Keep looking!…
Sure hope we get some rain soon. Friday’s rain does not count here at our house. So far this year it has been either full on or off, eh. However at least we are having cooler weather. To Save Life on Earth, Bring Back Taxonomy These Ants Perform Life-Saving Operations on Injured Nestmates, Similar to…
Thursday (June 27th) was the last quail survey for June. There will be several more in July. Time to move further down the road! Noctilucent clouds: Best season in years, happening now! A new horned dinosaur from the Montana badlands Chemical reaction used by cooks may have helped create life on Earth – study Thanks…
It’s the journey right? Well, I’m in agreement with that. So we took our time traveling to our destination goals. The destination, in the next post. 🙂 Hawaii settles lawsuit from youths over climate change. Here’s what to know about the historic deal Toxin secretion evolution helped rove beetles’ 66,000 species diversification Keep looking! The…
Every time I write ‘First Wed outing’ in a text, it wants to autocorrect to wed(ding). LOL. So on with the show now from May 1st, the First Wed(nesday) outing! And this was only the first half of the show of the First Wed outing! Second act tomorrow! Klamath River Reservoirs Drained for World’s Largest…
It was very nice to see human friends at the NPSOT Trinity Fork plant sale this morning. Additionally the chapter sold almost all the plants. Yeah! If you missed it, put it on your calendar for next year to get your native plants! However get there early to get the best selection. 🙂 Now on…