Saturday, March 24, 2012 - City of Rocks State Park, Faywood NM
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Seeing Red, Milkvetch, City of Rocks State Park, Faywood NM, March 24, 2012
Bees and a fly
This clump of Milkvetch was keeping the me and the bees busy when along came this outrageous fly.
At least I think it's a fly.
Night camp
Site 2 Canes Venatici - City of Rocks State Park, Faywood NM
- Verizon cell phone service - fairly good signal - best on west side of the park
- Verizon EVDO service - faster than many places I've camped
- Go to City of Rocks State Park website
- Locate City of Rocks State Park on my Night Camps map
- Check the weather here
Messing Up Their Results
... Jack Panksepp found that laboratory-reared rats who've never seen or smelled a cat stop playing the instant you put a tuft of cat hair in their play space. Since frightened animals don't play, that's a good indication that those rats are afraid. ... This experience got Dr Panksepp to thinking about how many research laboratories might be messing up their results due to researchers' coming to work smelling like their pet cats.