First Wed

First Wed

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…

Friends

Friends

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…

Just Looking

Just Looking

This is the second field survey week at the Caddo NG this spring. Two more are planned in May. My goal is find additional patches of the rare orchid, Oklahoma Grasspink (Calopogon oklahomensis). Indeed while just looking we find the most interesting treasures nature has to offer! Do insects have an inner life? Animal consciousness…

Parkhill Prairie Trail

Parkhill Prairie Trail

So now we were finished with lunch so we headed out to the trail! More tomorrow from Parkhill Prairie! Here’s an opportunity from the Dixon Water Foundation. Please feel to pass this on to anyone you might think would be interested. Thorny Task Silent Screams: Unlocking the Mysteries of Ultrasonic Communication in Frogs 3,000-Year-Old Pottery…

Dashing

Dashing

The eclipse will be finished by the time this post went out. Of course (well at least I hope) I have some photos to share soon of the eclipse. While I sort those photos I will share a bit more from the campground. Hope everyone got a good view of the eclipse! There Are Two…

Deception

Deception

Nature uses many ways to deceive for many purposes. It might be to lure or an avoidance tactic. Mimicry is one way which is the close resemblance of plant or another animal. An example is the Viceroy butterfly mimicing a Monarch. Others go for camouflage. Spiders masquerade as ants to scare predators away, study finds…

Lost But Found

Lost But Found

The adventure continued at the Caddo NG! Does a snail go slow because it doesn’t want to miss a thing? Hmmm, I have a lot in common with the snail. Moon reserves? Astronomers call for ‘urgent action’ to protect the Moon Planting Trees in ‘Wrong Places’ Actually Boosts Global Warming Spring 2024 Plant Sales 11…

Happy Pi Day!

Happy Pi Day!

Pi Day was first celebrated in the US. Larry Shaw was the one that started Pi Day in 1988. It took the US House of Representatives (2009) and the UN (2019) a little longer to recognize the day. Source. So I thought about making a pie, but nah. Instead I went for a brief visit…

Winter Browns

Winter Browns

Yep it seems cold today and yesterday too. Maybe because of the clouds and dampness in the air? However it was not too bad. In fact Jeanne and I went to the grasslands yesterday. Still working on those photos so that will wait until tomorrow. Were they playing rock, paper, and scissors? It was the…