tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49680496681267780082024-03-14T02:47:42.498-07:00White Rock Lake, Dallas, TexasWhite Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas is a wonderful example of biodiversity in the midst of urban sprawl. The objective of this blog is to promote White Rock Lake as a destination, to capture the essence and beauty of the lake, and to portray it as the living, breathing organism that it is.White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-27443657746791852352012-08-26T13:59:00.000-07:002012-08-26T16:19:31.336-07:00The Historic Filter Building of White Rock Lake<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
The historic Filter Building at
White Rock Lake, Dallas is an excellent example of the urban industrial style of
the 1920’s. It was built in 1911 in
response to an increased population and extended droughts in the early 1900s. </div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Filter Building at White Rock Lake was built in 1911</b></div>
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The Filter Building was designed and built by the
City Engineering Department to provide an additional chlorinated water supply
for the City of Dallas, which it started supplying in 1913.</div>
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<b>A view of the Filter Building from across the lake</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Filter Building is a historic landmark and has a Texas Historical
Commission medallion attached to the exterior wall of the building. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Filter Building is a historic landmark</span></b></div>
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The Texas Historical
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">WHITE
ROCK PUMP HOUSE</span></i></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">In response to increased population and
extended droughts in the early 1900s, this facility was built to provide an
additional water supply for the City of Dallas. Designed and built in 1911 by
the City Engineering Department, the Renaissance Revival structure features
corbelled brick and terra cotta details. Although its use has varied, and much
of its original equipment is no longer intact, it remains an important water
utility structure.</span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1989.</span></i></b></div>
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<b>A view from the side: The Filter Building at White Rock Lake</b></div>
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In 1929 the city of Dallas stopped using White Rock Lake as a source of water
supply (except for a few years during the drought of the 1950s).</div>
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The building features exposed red brick walls, original iron trusses, and a
multitude of windows overlooking White Rock Lake, and was renovated in the late
1980s.</div>
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The Filter Building is located on the southwest shore of White Rock Lake. The
address is 2900 White Rock Road, and it is currently being used as the Water
Operations Control Center of the Dallas Water Utilities.</div>
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Did you know that White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas was once
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North America was literally divided into two landmasses by a
large inland sea called the <b>Western Interior Seaway</b> (also called the <b>Cretaceous
Seaway</b> and the <b>North American Inland Sea</b>) that existed during the Mid-to-Late
Cretaceous Period.</div>
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<b> Western Interior Seaway - 100 million years ago</b></div>
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This ancient, shallow sea had abundant marine life and stretched
from the Gulf of Mexico in the south and through the middle of what we now know
as the United States and Canada, meeting with the Arctic Ocean to the north. This
sea was 600 miles wide and over 2,000 miles long. All of Texas would have been
covered by this ancient sea.</div>
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The Cretaceous period succeeded the Jurassic Period approximately
144 million years ago and lasted to approximately 65 million years ago. The
word Cretaceous comes from the word for "chalk," <span class="st">a
soft, white, porous sedimentary rock that is a form of limestone. Indeed, if
you walk around White Rock Lake, you will see intermittent outcrops of white
limestone, and this is how the lake got its name: White Rock Lake.</span></div>
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<span class="st">If you look carefully at these limestone
outcrops, you may be lucky enough to identify crustacean shells dating back to
the Cretaceous Period, such as these found at Winfrey Point.</span></div>
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<span class="st"> <b>Shells and other items found in the limestone at Winfrey Point</b></span></div>
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The sea began to wane about 70 million years ago and the
ancient sea bed gradually became exposed over time through erosion and other
upheavals. This ancient sea bed is the white rock that we now see exposed
around the lake, especially the area below the spillway where large tracts of
limestone are clearly visible, and known locally as Austin stone.</div>
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It is during the Cretaceous Period that we find the first
fossils of many insect groups, modern mammal and bird groups, and the first
flowering plants (called angiosperms). Around White Rock Lake, the most common
fossils to be found are organisms such as clams and oysters. Shark teeth, fish
and marine reptile remains have also been found at the lake on rare occasions.</div>
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<b>A closer view of the shells</b></div>
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At the end of the Cretaceous Period, 65 million years ago,
an asteroid hit Earth in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. This event resulted is
what we now call the Chicxulub impact crater, buried under the Yucatan
Peninsula. The crater is more than 110 miles in diameter.</div>
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It has been estimated that half of the world's species went
extinct at about this time (including the Dinasaurs), either from the impact of
the asteroid or other reasons, such as environmental changes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Whatever the cause of this extinction, this asteroid
event marks the end of the Cretaceous Period.</div>
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The next time you take a walk around White Rock Lake, keep
your eyes peeled. That stone you are kicking may just turn out to be a 60
million-year-old fossil.</div>
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<br /></div>White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-12883048798770132522012-06-12T22:04:00.000-07:002012-06-12T22:10:41.918-07:00Birds in flight: The Ring-billed Gulls of White Rock Lake<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">If you
visited White Rock Lake, Dallas in winter, you will no doubt have witnessed the raucous
behavior of the ring-billed gulls <span class="st">(Larus delawarensis)</span> in
and around Sunset Bay. These noisy, opportunistic birds make their presence known and
are often seen taking food from less fortunate waterfowl. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">All of the "birds in flight" images below were taken at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake. </span></div>
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<b>A soaring ring-billed gull on the lookout for some food</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">If you
visit White Rock Lake now you will notice that Sunset Bay is a lot quieter. The
gulls have gone. Ring-billed gulls are migratory and some of them spend their winters
at White Rock Lake in east Dallas, Texas.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0_FSf3ZLSPF2t0njhCEalIx1MymoVULrl783QYcURvv443G2bReSM3BkXaIVKg6Gvc0LDYBlgmnJ6wi04D7OKg7ovrXCmnHwHSZ0pOl9nIsiDmYxWw0MvUGXEYL0Ns8kxRKOdhW9ZgM/s1600/1223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Larus delawarensis in flight over Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX" border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0_FSf3ZLSPF2t0njhCEalIx1MymoVULrl783QYcURvv443G2bReSM3BkXaIVKg6Gvc0LDYBlgmnJ6wi04D7OKg7ovrXCmnHwHSZ0pOl9nIsiDmYxWw0MvUGXEYL0Ns8kxRKOdhW9ZgM/s640/1223.JPG" title="Larus delawarensis in flight over Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span><b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ring-billed
gulls migrate and spend the winter at White Rock Lake</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Ring-billed
gulls are easily identified from the black ring near the tip of its yellow,
short bill, as well as its white head and gray wings. Its legs and feet are
yellow. The eyes are yellow with red rims. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Ring-billed gulls they were hunted for their plumage</span></b></div>
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gulls breed near lakes, rivers or the coast in Canada and the northern United
States.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span class="st">Larus delawarensis </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span class="st">in flight over Sunset Bay </span></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span class="st"><br /></span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The gulls
are pretty birds and in the late 19th century, they were hunted for their plumage.</span></div>
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<b>Ring-billed gulls flying across Sunset Bay</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Ring-billed
gulls </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">nest from mid-May through June and they </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">return to their nesting site well before it is time to
nest in order to establish its territory.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The black ring at the tip of the gull's beak is clearly visible</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Ring-billed gulls takes three years to reach
its breeding plumage.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Ring-billed
gulls </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">nest from mid-May through June and they </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">return to their nesting site well before it is time to
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<br />White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-47385291344500858452012-06-10T20:14:00.000-07:002012-06-10T20:14:49.809-07:00The Beautiful Buttonbush Begin to Bloom at White Rock Lake<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) have started flowering at White Rock Lake
in east Dallas. And what a spectacular sight it is! These perfect, beautiful Buttonbush
flowers are clustered in white "balls," about the size of a ping-pong
ball, and resemble a pincushion.</span><br />
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southern North America. The common names for this plant include Buttonbush,
Common Buttonbush, Button-willow and Honey-bells (probably because of their
fragrance).</span><br />
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is a semi-aquatic shrub that grows in water or moist soil. The plants in the
images below were growing along the bank of the lake. Because of their love of
water, Buttonbush plants are often seen in marsh areas, and bordering streams,
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blooms from June to August. In the image below, the flowers have begun to die off. When the flowers disappear, they leave brown,
ball-like fruits filled with seeds. The seeds are eaten by ducks (especially loved by
Mallards), geese, and shorebirds, so the waterfowl of White Rock Lake are in
for a treat. The fruits stay on the plant from September to October.</span><br />
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<br />White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-82936171438979104542012-06-07T22:13:00.000-07:002012-06-07T22:15:19.160-07:00Giant Spider Webs at White Rock Lake, Dallas<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
There are several giant spider webs around White Rock Lake
that envelop portions of trees and shrubs. Presumably, these webs are the combined work of
many spiders. The images below were taken along the banks of the lake. </div>
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Whilst these spider webs are unsightly, they are nowhere
near as big as the phenomenon that made world-wide news in the summer of 2007
when Lake Tawakoni State Park, about 50 miles east of Dallas, had huge trees
completely enveloped in spider webs. </div>
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<b>Giant spider webs envelop portions of trees at White Rock Lake</b></div>
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The giant spider webs of Lake Tawakoni were apparently the
work of the Guatemalan long-jawed spider (<i>Tetragantha guatemalensis</i> ) that
is found from Canada to Panama, and even the islands of the Caribbean. These
spiders do their work at dawn and dusk.</div>
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In the image above and below, the web is so thick that it presumably prevents
sunlight from getting to the leaves for photosynthesis which is why the leaves
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The dead leaves below are no longer covered by a spider web.
The web may have been washed off by the heavy rains that we had in the past
twenty-four hours, or the spiders may have removed the web. Sometimes spiders tear
down their web in the morning (although it is unlikely in this case). They roll
up the silk into a ball and eat it. The web provides protein for the next time
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Let’s hope this phenomenon does not escalate to the extent
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<br /></div>White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-64989978009324363242012-05-27T23:27:00.000-07:002012-05-27T23:35:39.626-07:00The Feral Pigeons of White Rock Lake, Dallas<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Most cities
around the world have one thing in common: feral pigeons (</span><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Columba
livia</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">), also known as rock doves. White Rock Lake in east Dallas
is no exception. The pigeon images below were all taken at Sunset Bay at White Rock
Lake.</span></div>
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America with European settlers in the 17th-century. They were brought here as domestic
birds, caged and kept as a source of food. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Feral pigeons are derived from wild rock doves that were domesticated in the Middle East over 6,000 years ago. Rock doves were domesticated initially as a source of
food, and for religious purposes. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The
terms "dove" and "pigeon" are interchangeable. Most
people refer to smaller species as doves.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Pigeons are regular visitors to White Rock Lake, especially Sunset Bay.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Humans soon produced
variants that could be used in other ways e.g. 3,000 years ago pigeons were
being bred not only for the table, but for delivering messages and for racing. By the
fifth century BC, Syria and Persia had widespread networks of message-carrying
pigeons.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Feral pigeons are derived from wild rock doves</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Pigeons are regular visitors to White Rock Lake, especially Sunset Bay. The image above was captured from the pier at Sunset Bay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The average lifespan of a pigeon is 10 to 15 years. The
oldest recorded pigeon was around 33 years.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlfXiwEFow2zZQ48KsX8mIxKpQT7ni8icPj3qbjExRKrs8Vw3U0ojZEMx7YcQGhvYqg40cBm90XKPy1esNYndKXj0ZSt-q1wwCCIPKu6Hw_cdwznY142eM_7J8-If7ZTN6ruqRa2z4T8/s1600/220px-Great_Barrier_Island_Pigeon-Gram_stamp_1899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pigeongram stamps are eagerly collected for their novelty value" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlfXiwEFow2zZQ48KsX8mIxKpQT7ni8icPj3qbjExRKrs8Vw3U0ojZEMx7YcQGhvYqg40cBm90XKPy1esNYndKXj0ZSt-q1wwCCIPKu6Hw_cdwznY142eM_7J8-If7ZTN6ruqRa2z4T8/s400/220px-Great_Barrier_Island_Pigeon-Gram_stamp_1899.jpg" title="Pigeongram stamps are eagerly collected for their novelty value" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Pigeongram
stamps are eagerly collected for their novelty value</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We have all
heard of the international news service, Reuters. Guess how they started?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In 1850, Paul
Julius Reuter’s fledgling news service used homing pigeons to fly the 120km
between Aachen and Brussels, thereby laying the foundations for a global news
agency.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pigeons
were also used to send messages from the Great Barrier Island in New Zealand (90
kilometers northeast of Auckland) to the mainland. It was referred to as a
pigeongram service. The pigeon post service began between the island and
Auckland in 1897, and ended when the first telegraph cable was laid between the
island and the mainland in 1908.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Feral pigeons sharing a meal with a red winged blackbird <br />whilst a squirrel looks on</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> We are all so
impressed by the speed, power and efficiency of the Internet. Now consider
this. As part of a PR stunt in South Africa, a pigeon carried a 4GB memory
stick 80 kilometers. During the time it took the pigeon to deliver the memory
stick, the country’s biggest Internet service provider only managed to transfer
just 4% of the data on the memory stick. That’s amazing!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The average lifespan of a pigeon is 10 to 15 years</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Homing pigeons played a vital part
in both World Wars as military messengers. In World War I, pigeons
proved to be an extremely reliable way of sending messages. Over 100,000 pigeons were used in the
war with an incredible success rate of 95% of the messages being delivered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pigeons did such extraordinary and valuable work
during WW1 that the British government protected them by law: “Killing,
wounding or molesting homing pigeons is punishable under the Defense of the
Realm Regulations by Six Months Imprisonment or £100 Fine. The public are reminded
that homing pigeons are doing valuable work for the government, and are
requested to assist in the suppression of the shooting of these birds.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">During World War II, the United
Kingdom used about 250,000 homing pigeons. The American Signal Pigeon Corps consisted
of 3,150 soldiers and
54,000 birds. Some 90% of
the messages got to
their destination. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">These avian
secret agents saved innumerable human lives as well. Of the 54 Dickin Medals (the
highest possible decoration for valor given to animals - the animal’s VC)
awarded in World War II, 32 went to pigeons!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">But don’t
think the use of pigeons as a means of communication is outdated. Even today,
homing pigeons are used in remote areas. In fact, the Police Pigeon Service in
Orissa, India, was retired only in 2002.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw357OLNkQPWnYK5WNxC80pbMmqH2CYFdizABwxLFk8cveSPA5RblkIMoWkBDPl-qAyWbUtfeqJ3QsgYWsdywI5YgWcM5VJnjmbXwS8wHV3hXx-zgYAE5Ca_YVT21gkK0PKwLybwkGmAg/s1600/Woodpecker+2+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A pair of feral pigeons on the pier at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas" border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw357OLNkQPWnYK5WNxC80pbMmqH2CYFdizABwxLFk8cveSPA5RblkIMoWkBDPl-qAyWbUtfeqJ3QsgYWsdywI5YgWcM5VJnjmbXwS8wHV3hXx-zgYAE5Ca_YVT21gkK0PKwLybwkGmAg/s640/Woodpecker+2+009.JPG" title="A pair of feral pigeons on the pier at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A pair of pigeons on the pier at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Some
religious groups feed pigeons for cultural reasons. For example, Sikhs feed
pigeons to honor the high priest and warrior, Guru Govind Singh. Some Sikhs also
believe that when they are reincarnated they will never go hungry if they have
fed pigeons in their previous life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Christians
believe that the pigeon is both a symbol of peace and of the Holy Spirit. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">In the
image below, the male pigeon is going through a courtship ritual in an attempt
to woo the female in the foreground. Feral pigeons mate for life.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbs32wGLwEqcyDd2RJUiBGESSF2XYdicovv_yhnXb6vRrKUpq0Fb4SB4fvMf5MyTl92jedTFxTDJZg1hpOGWk6kMs2ZcmT6PGNBtcmElOec-ZYxQngK_3dDX90n9roCWDtb8W85CSeqk/s1600/Woodpecker+061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The male pigeon is going through a courtship ritual in an attempt to woo the female at White Rock Lake" border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbs32wGLwEqcyDd2RJUiBGESSF2XYdicovv_yhnXb6vRrKUpq0Fb4SB4fvMf5MyTl92jedTFxTDJZg1hpOGWk6kMs2ZcmT6PGNBtcmElOec-ZYxQngK_3dDX90n9roCWDtb8W85CSeqk/s640/Woodpecker+061.JPG" title="The male pigeon is going through a courtship ritual in an attempt to woo the female at White Rock Lake" width="640" /></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The male pigeon is going through a courtship ritual in an attempt
<br />to woo the female</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The next
time you see feral pigeons, show them some respect. They are far from being a pest, and we have so much to thank them for. These beautiful creatures
were a source of food for our ancestors, they kept us informed by delivering
the latest news, and these brave birds helped us win both World Wars.</span><br />
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<br />White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-64520563200384099162012-05-27T23:15:00.000-07:002012-06-06T13:40:19.298-07:00Preening Mallard Duck at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Ducks need
to protect themselves against becoming water-logged whilst swimming, and in
wet weather. They do this by keeping their feathers in top condition by
preening themselves on a regular basis.This series of images of a Mallard duck preening itself was captured at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake in east Dallas.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymh-L2BjICtICnjR8w4aJALTOLliXgVOnTZOxdO0qW8ATBsTPvPfik3beGJdg1UQ9curbU3o6sP6PNY6_UPogJuiuM9FLNvjcKfsj21d8YYKtj67XE7pV9g2RPm4CvRFuUmScGU8IcR4/s1600/Grackle+&+Female+Mallard+preening+126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A Mallard hen preens herself at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas" border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymh-L2BjICtICnjR8w4aJALTOLliXgVOnTZOxdO0qW8ATBsTPvPfik3beGJdg1UQ9curbU3o6sP6PNY6_UPogJuiuM9FLNvjcKfsj21d8YYKtj67XE7pV9g2RPm4CvRFuUmScGU8IcR4/s640/Grackle+&+Female+Mallard+preening+126.JPG" title="A Mallard hen preens herself at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas" width="640" /></a></div>
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<b>A Mallard hen preens herself at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Ducks bathe
often to remove dirt from their feathers. Using their bills, they comb the
barbs on their feathers so that the barbules and even smaller hooks called
barbicelli interlock and form a protective layer to repel water. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">A Mallard hen has dull, brown feathers used
as camouflage</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The process
of preening removes parasites and scales that cover newly sprouting feathers,
but also involves the spreading of oil over clean feathers. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Preening removes parasites and scales that cover newly <br />sprouting feathers</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Beneath the
water-proof coat are fluffy and soft feathers that keep the duck warm.</span></div>
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<b>A Mallard hen preening herself</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">There is a gland
called the 'Preen Gland' near the duck’s tail. The duck uses this patch to roll
and stroke its head over the oil.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The 'Preen Gland' is near the duck’s tail</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The head is then rubbed over the body
feathers to spread the oil evenly. This keeps the feathers bright and supple,
and allows water to run off in droplets – hence the expression “like like water off
a duck’s back.”</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The process
of preening involves the spreading of oil over clean feathers</span></b></div>
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as camouflage so that they can hide from their enemies and predators. The
camouflage also helps nesting females to blend in better, and offers greater
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<span style="font-size: small;">This blog is
about nature, specifically the environment of <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/03/white-rock-lake-hidden-gem.html" target="_blank">White Rock Lake</a>. However, when local
politicians and business combine to deliberately mislead the public, it’s difficult
to remain silent when it affects nature and the heritage of generations to
come.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You can read about the history of
this ongoing saga by <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/05/winfrey-point-white-rock-lake-dallas-to.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.<a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/05/winfrey-point-white-rock-lake-dallas-to.html" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On May 9, 2012, the leadership of the Dallas Arboretum
issued a press release that was phrased in such a manner as to make them look
like the good guys. It stated that they had requested the local officials not
to proceed with plans to <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/05/winfrey-point-arboretum-asks-for-mowing.html" target="_blank">mow Winfrey Point</a>, a plan that the Arboretum
leadership had hatched in the first place. The wording of this press release
was intriguing:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“… <b>any plans</b> to
temporarily park at Winfrey Point have resulted in serious misunderstandings …”
Any plans? Why did they not simply say “the plans”? Why could the leadership of
the Arboretum not have the courage to admit that they had made such plans?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">From their last sentence in their press release, it is
obvious that the current management of the Arboretum intends to continue with
their plans for Winfrey Point. The last sentence reads: “It is our pledge to endeavor
to make such planning transparent.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And why could the leadership of the Arboretum not simply say:
“It is our pledge to make such planning transparent”? Why did they include the
word “endeavor”?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It is innuendo and legal-speak such as this that makes one question the <i>bona fides</i> of the Arboretum leadership.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/05/winfrey-point-arboretum-asks-for-mowing.html" target="_blank">press release</a> can be found <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/05/winfrey-point-arboretum-asks-for-mowing.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;">The Dallas Arboretum posted a
comment on their website this week, stating that it was a misconception that
they planned to build a parking garage at Winfrey Point. The comment read: "The
concept for a parking garage at Winfrey Point was never</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;">shown to the Arboretum, nor to the Park Board or
city Council members ..” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;">Really? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;"></span>The <a href="http://pavethelake.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">latest documentation</a> uncovered by researcher, Hal
Barker, has categorically revealed that the idea to turn Winfrey Point into a
parking lot was first mooted by Mary Brinegar a couple of years ago. In a
detailed email to Paul Dyer, Director
Dallas Park and Recreation Department, dated August 8, 2010, Brinegar spells out her
vision for Winfrey Point in detail. You can read her email by <a href="http://pavethelake.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/barker_pir_documents_may_24_2012_final_1.pdf" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This was
followed up by a presentation to Paul Dyer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In a
document prepared by the Arboretum entitled “Presentation to Paul Dyer and
Willis Winters On Winfrey Point Use For The Dallas Arboretum”, it was revealed
that one of the proposals (Proposal 5) presented by the Arboretum was to develop
“<span style="color: #212121;">the property into botanical gardens with three
stories of parking underneath, accommodating over 4000cars. The model is
Millennium Park in Chicago with most of the gardens above the parking facility.
It allows those who are members to stop in to the garden for early breakfast or
lunch while riding or walking around the lake and at the beginning or end of their
ride. Winfrey Point is rebuilt in a circular structure with observation decks
giving visitors the ability to see the developed gardens and the downtown
vistas.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #212121;">So let’s understand this. </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"> The Arboretum wants Winfrey Point - prime real estate - for
nothing, depriving Dallasites free use of this spectacular location. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The rate payers of Dallas foot the
bill for much of the related expense.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>If Dallasites wish to enjoy Winfrey
Point in future they will have to pay for the privilege.<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Dallasites will be further deprived
of their natural heritage. In its place will be beautifully contrived gardens and
other facilities generating more revenue for the Arboretum.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So exactly
how do the inhabitants of Dallas benefit from all of this? This smacks of a
land grab - the Arboretum wins, Dallasites lose!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It would appear that the leadership of the Dallas Arboretum has lost their focus. They have become property developers at the expense of conserving nature.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As Gregory Bateson once said, "The major
problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works
and the way people think." Unfortunately, people are often driven by
greed, and it is difficult to arrive at a different conclusion given the facts at our disposal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After all the subterfuge surrounding Winfrey Point,
maybe it’s time for heads to roll. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And <i>this</i> is enough to make
anyone gag. Mary Brinegar, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas
Arboretum and Botanical Garden, signs off her emails with the following slogan:
“Let Nature Nurture You.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Based on the manner in which
Brinegar has handled herself, we’re beginning to question whether she cares
about nature at all. We now know that turning Winfrey Point into a parking lot was
her idea in the first place, despite denials that she had no knowledge of what
was going on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">To be precise, what Brinegar
is advocating is to take a natural environment, a scarce resource, and turn it
into a parking lot and other facilities that would generate revenue for the
Arboretum. This is crass to say the least.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We have
always supported the Dallas Arboretum. It is a wonderful place to get lost for
a few hours. It saddens us that the leadership of the Arboretum would resort to
these tactics in order to improve their bottom line. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="http://pavethelake.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">latest documents</a> discovered by Hal Barker leave a bad taste in our mouths, and reminds
us of Mao Zedong’s slogan: "Man must conquer Nature." But one needs
to heed the warning of legendary author, Fritz Schumacher, who once wrote,
"man talks of a battle with Nature, forgetting that if he won the battle,
he would find himself on the losing side."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Of course
the Arboretum wants Winfrey Point. The land will add considerably to the asset
value of the Dallas Arboretum. But Winfrey Point is more than an exceptional location
with stunning views of the city. It contains several acres of protected Blackland Prairie grasses, it is
covered in beautiful <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/04/absolutely-awesome-wildflowers-continue.html" target="_blank">wildflowers</a>, it is home to rare birds and many animals,
and it supports all kinds of insect life, including spectacular <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/04/spectacular-butterflies-at-white-rock.html" target="_blank">butterflies</a>.</span></div>
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<b>A Monarch butterfly nectaring on a Texas Thistle</b> <b>at Winfrey Point</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We doubt that the remake of the soap series <i>Dallas</i> could have a better storyline
than this saga. Clearly, the battle to <a href="http://savewinfreypoint.com/?page_id=32" target="_blank">Save Winfrey Point</a> is not
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<span style="font-size: small;">It would be appropriate to give the final word to a
great Texan, President Lyndon B.<b> </b>Johnson, who upon
signing the Wilderness Act, 1964, stated: “If future generations are to
remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must leave them more than
the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was
in the beginning, not just after we got through with it."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wise
words, and all the more reason to <a href="http://savewinfreypoint.com/?page_id=32" target="_blank">Save Winfrey Point</a>.</span></div>
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<br /></div>White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-24388729059718128962012-05-18T09:32:00.001-07:002012-05-19T16:23:23.425-07:00Spectacular Sunsets at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake, Dallas<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
If you live in Dallas, Texas and you want to unwind after a
stressful day at work, go watch the sunset at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake. The sunsets
are spectacular, and each day they are different as can be seen in the images
below.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The image below was taken at Sunset Bay and shows Mallard Ducks taking off into the sunset.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Sunset Bay
is very sheltered and the waterfowl flock there most evenings. It’s officially
classified as a wetland. Birders love Sunset Bay and for good reason - 175
birds have been identified in or near Sunset Bay.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The setting sun ignites White Rock Lake</b></div>
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The image below presents a strange phenomenon. Downtown Dallas is approximately five miles away from White Rock Lake. So how do the buildings reflect in the lake? If anyone could explain that, we would be grateful.</div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The tall buildings of downtown Dallas reflecting in White Rock Lake</b></div>
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In the above image, the setting sun gives the tall buildings of downtown Dallas a pinkish hue.</div>
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Each evening, the waterfowl congregate at Sunset Bay to feed. The bay also offers them a lot of protection against predators.</div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">American Coots and Mallard ducks in Sunset Bay at sunset</b></div>
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<br /></div>White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-31758029988695920552012-05-09T08:16:00.001-07:002012-05-09T11:04:49.283-07:00Winfrey Point: Arboretum asks for Mowing Plans to Stop<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
The Dallas Arboretum say they have asked that mowing
plans for <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/04/absolutely-awesome-wildflowers-continue.html" target="_blank">Winfrey Point</a> at <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/03/white-rock-lake-hidden-gem.html" target="_blank">White Rock Lake</a>, Dallas be stopped after the public expressed
outrage over the approved measure last week, read a statement released
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The Arboretum say they have reached out to District 9 Park Board
members to not proceed with the approved plans to mow down an area at
Winfrey Point so that a parking area could be created.</div>
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"Over the past couple of weeks, the Arboretum has heard the opinions
of its friends and neighbors and recognizes any plans to temporarily
park at Winfrey Point have resulted in serious misunderstandings that
need to be addressed," read the statement.</div>
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Mary Brinegar<br />
Chief Executive Officer & President<br />
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DALLAS (May 9, 2012)<br />
- On Tuesday, May 8, the leadership of the Dallas Arboretum asked Paul
Dyer, Dallas Park and Recreation Department director; Joan Walne, Dallas
Park Board president; Councilman Sheffield Kadane, City Council
District 9; and Gerry Worrall, District 9 Park Board not to proceed with
current plans to mow the previously approved area at Winfrey Point. </div>
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Over the past couple of weeks, the Arboretum has heard the opinions
of its friends and neighbors and recognizes any plans to temporarily
park at Winfrey Point have resulted in serious misunderstandings that
need to be addressed. We are committed to being a good neighbor and
steward to the citizens of East Dallas, the metroplex and all of North
Texas.</div>
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We are looking forward to working with city officials and
neighborhood associations in the immediate future to develop a plan that
best serves the interest of all parties involved. It is our pledge to
endeavor to make such planning transparent.<br />
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Thank you for your patience while we work to find a solution to the City's and our parking needs.</div>
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Well done to everyone involved with <a href="http://savewinfreypoint.com/?page_id=32" target="_blank">Save Winfrey Point</a>. Your efforts have been noted and applauded!</div>
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At least for now, the <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/04/absolutely-awesome-wildflowers-continue.html" target="_blank">wildflowers</a> are safe and the <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/04/spectacular-butterflies-at-white-rock.html" target="_blank">butterflies</a> can still dance at Winfrey Point.</div>
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<b>A swallowtail butterfly visiting a Texas Thistle</b> <b>at Winfrey Point</b></div>
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<br />White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-43004088749857238132012-05-08T12:16:00.000-07:002012-05-08T12:32:24.657-07:00White Rock Lake, Dallas Needs Rain – Lots of it<br />
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The water level of White Rock Lake in Dallas is really low and the
smaller streams have dried up. The ground is cracking in several places around
the lake. The wildflowers are really small and going to bloom quickly because
of the lack of water. White Rock Lake needs rain – lots of it!</div>
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The cracks below were at Celebration Tree Grove on April 29, 2012. </div>
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By the way, can anyone tell me why Macy’s Creek near the
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<br /></div>White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-27348921138599503442012-05-04T21:49:00.002-07:002012-05-08T08:42:47.386-07:00Winfrey Point: Don’t Pave Paradise, And Put Up a Parking Lot!<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The dispute
between the Dallas City Council and <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/03/white-rock-lake-hidden-gem.html" target="_blank">White Rock Lake</a> residents and supporters continues.
The furor arose as a result of the City Council allowing the <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/03/dallas-blooms-at-arboretum.html" target="_blank">Dallas Arboretum</a>
to park cars at Winfrey Point at White Rock Lake, an area that contains several
acres of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">protected Blackland Prairie
grasses</b>. Winfrey Point is part of a very unique and endangered ecosystem
that is home to rare birds, plants and many animals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">This
morning, a judge ruled against the defendants preventing them from constructing
any permanent structures, but he did allow temporary parking at Winfrey Point
and mowing of the area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/protect-winfrey-point/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION!</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">You can <a href="http://www.wfaa.com/news/business/No-court-order-to-protect-Winfrey-Point-protest-planned-Saturday-150250585.html" target="_blank">click here</a> to watch one of the <a href="http://www.wfaa.com/news/business/No-court-order-to-protect-Winfrey-Point-protest-planned-Saturday-150250585.html" target="_blank">TV news</a> reports, and <a href="http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-Allowed-to-Mow-White-Rock-Lake-Wildflower-Area-150189545.html" target="_blank">click here for Channel 5 NBC</a>. </span></div>
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Winfrey Point immediately arranged a protest and concerned residents and
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Sheffie
Kadane, councilman for the area, arrived to address the gathering. He immediately
assured concerned protestors that no mowing would take place this weekend, and
that the Arboretum would not be parking cars in the area this weekend (the
Chihuly exhibition starts this weekend). Kadane said he would do everything in
his power to prevent the parking lot proposal going forward. The crowd was
skeptical, but Councilman Kadane seemed sincere in his remarks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Halfway
through his address, one of the <a href="http://savewinfreypoint.com/?page_id=32" target="_blank">Save Winfrey Point</a> supporters asked Mr. Kadane
if he would wear a “Save Winfrey Point” t-shirt if he was given one. The
councilman readily agreed, and sportingly squeezed into a t-shirt that was at
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Ironically, the Dallas Little League erected the sign below at Winfrey Point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Hopefully, they will have the support of a portable stereo blaring out the more familiar cover version of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtJPs8IDgU&ob=av2e" target="_blank">Big Yellow Taxi</a> by Counting Crows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Don't it always seem to go</span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
That you don't know what you've got</span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> 'Til it's gone</span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
They paved paradise</span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
And put up a parking lot</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Let’s state
this categorically at the outset: we love and support the <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/03/dallas-blooms-at-arboretum.html" target="_blank">Dallas Arboretum</a>.
They are a HUGE attraction in Dallas, and they deserve their rock star status …
BUT … hands off Winfrey Point! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/03/white-rock-lake-hidden-gem.html" target="_blank">White Rock Lake</a> is a gift that belongs to the people of Dallas. The objective is to
conserve it, not pave it for a parking lot. Turning Winfrey Point into a parking lot is a totally absurd idea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>This endangered ecosystem is home to birds, plants and <br />all kinds of animals</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It would
appear that the takeover of Winfrey Point is part of a larger planned expansion
of the Dallas Arboretum and the opening of the children’s interactive education
park in 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/protect-winfrey-point/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION! </span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Whilst we
will always remain huge fans and support the Dallas Arboretum, we believe that they
need to exploit all options for a creative solution to the problem, and Winfrey Point should
not be part of the solution.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><u>The Issue</u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Dallas
Arboretum has run out of parking space for special events.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Without any
consultation with residents or concerned citizens, the Dallas Parks Board recently
authorized parking in the Texas Lone Star Land Steward prairie grass and
<a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/04/absolutely-awesome-wildflowers-continue.html" target="_blank">wildflower areas on Winfrey Point</a> at White Rock Lake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Winfrey
Point is located on the east side of White Rock Lake, the “crown jewel” of the
Dallas parks system. It is the site of many cultural, athletic and community
events and contains several acres of <b>protected
Blackland Prairie grasses</b>. This is a very unique and endangered ecosystem
that is home to rare birds, plants and many animals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Protected native tallgrass prairie at Winfrey Point</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dallas
Parks have won a Texas Land Steward award for their efforts to protect and preserve
this prairie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The prairie is a
diverse ecosystem of mainly native grasses and flowering plants with prairie wildlife,
soil, and geology all playing important roles. Texas used to have 20 million acres of beautiful
tallgrass prairie. Today, there is less than 1%, and losses are still occurring
due to plowing, improper overgrazing, and development.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now this
incredible resource, and specifically the area around Winfrey Point, is in danger
of becoming a parking lot!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><u>What YOU
can do about it</u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We should
be getting back to nature, not deliberately destroying it. YOU can help Save
Winfrey Point so that all may enjoy the natural beauty at White Rock Lake. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Voice your
opinion by:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/protect-winfrey-point/" target="_blank">Signing the petition</a> to save Winfrey Point, and by </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://savewinfreypoint.com/?page_id=56" target="_blank">Contacting the officials</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">who are in favor
of destroying the Blackland prairie at Winfrey Point and/or those who are able
to help stop this from going forward.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Maybe
the protestors and supporters of Save Winfrey Point should use Big Yellow Taxi
as their call to battle.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">We
will let Joni Mitchell have the last word:</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">Don't it always seem to go<br />
That you don't know what you've got<br />
'Til it's gone<br />
They paved paradise<br />
And put up a parking lot</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><br /></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Counting
Crows had a huge hit with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtJPs8IDgU&ob=av2e" target="_blank">Big Yellow Taxi</a> in 2002 and consequently it is the
more famous version.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-90626697207391225382012-05-01T21:47:00.000-07:002012-05-15T13:11:58.702-07:00Queen Anne's Lace: An Intriguing Wildflower with a Regal History<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Queen Anne’s
Lace (<i>Daucus carota</i>) is a tall,
spectacular white wildflower that covers large areas of <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/03/white-rock-lake-hidden-gem.html" target="_blank">White Rock Lake</a>. The
plant is also known as Wild Carrot (it is related to the carrot), Bird’s Nest
and Bishop’s Lace.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsfGwn6_TEJaa8aaY8lBuAcVvHTOO5eWNzDj4Y1UWjV1LTV959tUgalx14sr4UeXuV8VTmJAeSbieeOiyULhlIm1gVd2jK803v1Q11n1pFz63O3goLLPAKZ5_ik3-iHXCJnlLhkr46Gs/s1600/Butterflies+218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) at White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX" border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsfGwn6_TEJaa8aaY8lBuAcVvHTOO5eWNzDj4Y1UWjV1LTV959tUgalx14sr4UeXuV8VTmJAeSbieeOiyULhlIm1gVd2jK803v1Q11n1pFz63O3goLLPAKZ5_ik3-iHXCJnlLhkr46Gs/s640/Butterflies+218.JPG" title="Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) at White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX" width="640" /></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Queen Anne’s
Lace (<i>Daucus carota</i>) at White Rock Lake, Dallas</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">During the
flowering period the flower head is nearly flat or slightly convex. A flower head
comprises multiple individual clusters of flowers that radiate from the stalk,
and each cluster has approximately 20 individual flowers that all originate
from a common point (an umbel). </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXdEsI5NYwMk3stWiGg-vz9FTugyFmDj-sAzO-HJoQpn9hx-QbYf0bm5m_AFeHX_2VwAnUZVhmfojORRlYprdkJLT3UXr4MM-xQEayVJmk-nBlfcc2zqPhQXTVpz5gws_ohB4mzopuBE/s1600/Old+Chevy+Truck+061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) at White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX" border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXdEsI5NYwMk3stWiGg-vz9FTugyFmDj-sAzO-HJoQpn9hx-QbYf0bm5m_AFeHX_2VwAnUZVhmfojORRlYprdkJLT3UXr4MM-xQEayVJmk-nBlfcc2zqPhQXTVpz5gws_ohB4mzopuBE/s640/Old+Chevy+Truck+061.JPG" title="Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) at White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> <b>The individual clusters of flowers all arise from a common point</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When Queen Anne's Lace starts flowering, the lace-like flower heads take on a beautiful pinkish hue, and this changes to white as the flower head develops.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8aO4WiiEFTaQeAufAbFrrpx0USuqYr7LSntTu2bhM5pqdYT1Yq-EsMRUR5ZQ-1-qPiBY_Mm2KkdtJ74FE6z6UCludxmf5bIEcii-PRUzHtRKdwMhTOkm02ohE-E4ATGPj-fWWuepEQs/s1600/Old+Chevy+Truck+057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas" border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8aO4WiiEFTaQeAufAbFrrpx0USuqYr7LSntTu2bhM5pqdYT1Yq-EsMRUR5ZQ-1-qPiBY_Mm2KkdtJ74FE6z6UCludxmf5bIEcii-PRUzHtRKdwMhTOkm02ohE-E4ATGPj-fWWuepEQs/s640/Old+Chevy+Truck+057.JPG" title="Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas" width="640" /></a></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The lace-like flowers of the Wild Carrot</b> <b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">aka Queen Anne's Lace</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">An
interesting feature of the flower is the single dark purple floret in the
center of the flower (and sometimes it is blood red). Legend has it that Queen
Anne’s Lace is named after Queen Anne of England, an expert lace maker. One
day she pricked her finger with a needle while making lace, and a single drop of blood fell into
the lace, thus the dark purple floret in the center of the flower. In reality,
the function of this red or purple flower is to attract insects.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DP92A31WpEi3ahLb5QjLdrMa96IXhOnBSy8HaoWx2WZLINOO-pymyK-SmDWg-rSBj0ezfmEQTwbCVRg60qfv9_-GCvIMVQAoeZkxyB_37o0-CFILYBo0mW2IQAC4QS2KOASmVJTxT-A/s1600/Woodpecker+2+175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The dark purple floret in the center of the Queen Anne's Lace, White Rock Lake" border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DP92A31WpEi3ahLb5QjLdrMa96IXhOnBSy8HaoWx2WZLINOO-pymyK-SmDWg-rSBj0ezfmEQTwbCVRg60qfv9_-GCvIMVQAoeZkxyB_37o0-CFILYBo0mW2IQAC4QS2KOASmVJTxT-A/s640/Woodpecker+2+175.JPG" title="The dark purple floret in the center of the Queen Anne's Lace, White Rock Lake" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><b>The single dark purple floret in the
center of the flower attracts insects</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">If you examine the lace-like flowers of the Wild Carrot closely, you will find all kinds of visiting insects. Caterpillars of
the Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly eat the leaves, and bees and<i> </i>other
insects drink the <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">nectar</span>.
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4o2X9o6i3X0oIBu75sOaJ13LvWQLywjAYeWavIy7isgqvjmaKn4os5AZgIINYmTm3YsV-VZg8wp_9ydkPS0b2tyHo89DSFZmQRNBXu5UfsJp3XRBavOJo3QCF7pSk7ZYyRoBTroEUo80/s1600/Bumble+bee+116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A honey bee visiting Queen Anne's Lace, White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX" border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4o2X9o6i3X0oIBu75sOaJ13LvWQLywjAYeWavIy7isgqvjmaKn4os5AZgIINYmTm3YsV-VZg8wp_9ydkPS0b2tyHo89DSFZmQRNBXu5UfsJp3XRBavOJo3QCF7pSk7ZYyRoBTroEUo80/s640/Bumble+bee+116.JPG" title="A honey bee visiting Queen Anne's Lace, White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX" width="640" /></a></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A honey bee visiting Queen Anne's Lace</b>, <b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">White Rock Lake, Dallas</b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Daucus carota</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> has been used for medicinal purpose
for several centuries, and the root is edible. In fact, women have used the
seeds from the Carrot Plant as a contraceptive, and the earliest written
reference for such use dates back to a work written by Hippocrates, the father
of modern medicine.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">During the
flowering period the head is nearly flat or slightly convex</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">The flower
heads also seem to become a rendezvous for insects looking for mates, and
perhaps this is the plant's biggest contribution to nature.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These bugs found love on Queen Anne's Lace</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Some flowers on this plant have already developed seed heads</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">After pollination, the umbel of the flower head
begins to fold in on itself, somewhat like an umbrella that has been turned
inside out, and during this process the seed head resembles a bird’s nest. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Daucus Carota</i> is often called Bird's Nest for obvious reasons</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">As the
seeds ripen the flower head becomes more cup-like. <span style="color: black;">At the tip of nearly every tiny flower stalk is a minute
ovoid fruit covered with tiny sharp bristles, and this is what has been used as
a contraceptive for centuries. The seeds are clearly visible in the image below.</span></span><br />
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Europe. Regrettably, the Queen Anne's Lace is an invasive species and <b>some</b> <b>dire action is required</b> to prevent it from crowding out the indigenous flora. As can be seen below, the plant is widespread and does constitute a threat to the wildflowers of White Rock Lake. </span><br />
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If there is an exposed log in White Rock Lake, it will soon
become littered with a seemingly endless number of basking turtles, both big
and small. Turtles are ectothermic (cold blooded) which means that they rely on
the temperature around them to regulate their body temperature. Although
turtles are mainly aquatic, basking on a log or rock is a way for them to warm
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White Rock Lake has a number of different species of turtles:
Red Eared Slider, Yellow Mud Turtle, Missouri River Cooter, the Common Snapping
Turtle, and the Mississippi Mud Turtle.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The turtle in the image below is a <b>Missouri River Cooter</b> (</span><span class="timesblack12px"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Pseudemys concinna</span></i></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> metteri). It's </span>a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">strong swimmer with webbed hind feet. Their
shells are dark, and some Cooters have the most exquisite, intricate yellow
patterns as you can see from the image below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">This turtle was swimming in a creek that feeds Dixon Branch Creek. Luckily, the water was clear so the pattern is visible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><b>A Missouri River Cooter</b><b> turtle at White Rock Lake, Dallas</b> </span></div>
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Did you know that turtles are some of the oldest reptilian
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Turtles have remained virtually unchanged for 200 million
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Fishing is popular at White Rock Lake and quite often turtles will bite on a baited fishing hook. The poor turtle below has a fishing hook stuck in its mouth! This image was captured from a bridge in the park that spans Dixon Branch Creek.</div>
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Turtles may spend most of their lives in water, but they are
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time, as the Red Eared Slider below is doing. This image was captured from a bridge in the park that crosses Dixon Branch Creek.</div>
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All turtles lay eggs. It is interesting to note that with several
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of the young: warm nests producing primarily female turtles, and cooler nests
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The <b>Red Eared Slider</b> <i>(Trachemys scripta elegans)</i> seen below is a medium sized turtle that loves to bask in the sun, but is very difficult
to approach. When they see you coming, they quickly disappear into the water.
They have a prominent patch of red on both sides of the head. They are sometimes referred to as a “pond
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Turtles live for a long time, and some of them live for
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Wednesday, April 25, 2012</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today, some migrating Canadian Geese arrived at White Rock
Lake in Dallas, TX, a temporary resting stop on their long journey northward. These
huge, attractive wild geese have a black head with a white “chinstrap,” black neck, and
large black webbed feet with a brownish-gray body. </span></div>
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The visitors were not exactly welcomed by the permanently
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A pair of Canadian Geese resting under a shady tree at Sunset Bay<br />White Rock Lake</span></b></div>
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Canada Geese are protected under the Federal Migratory Bird
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Waterfowl
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cooling off on a hot day, this Canada Goose looks at home <br />in Sunset Bay</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">, White Rock Lake</span></b></div>
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White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas is on the migration route
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<span style="font-size: small;">While walking around White Rock Lake ingesting the natural beauty,
it’s easy to become both intellectually stimulated and introspective at the
same time. This time of year, the lake is flooded with magnificent butterflies
going about their business, making a huge contribution to the well-being of
mankind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Variegated Fritillary Butterfly visiting a Firewheel <br />Winfrey Point, White Rock Lake, Dallas</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">While bending down to examine some wildflowers, a butterfly
flew by, its wing touching my cheek as it did so. This got me thinking about “The
Butterfly Effect,” and how we are all affected by this theory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In 1961 a meteorologist, Edward Lorenz, was entering data
into his computer so that he could rerun a weather prediction. He needed to
enter wind speed, air pressure and temperature into three separate equations. Since
he was in a hurry, he decided to take a shortcut on a number in the sequence so
he entered the decimal .506 instead of entering the full .506127.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Lorenz was a scientist and he knew this would change the
result of the weather prediction, but he expected only a very minor change. He was
astounded to discover that this seemingly insignificant change had made a huge difference
in the final result of the predicted weather pattern. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">An American Lady (<i>Vanessa virginiensis</i>) butterfly on a Firewheel <br />Winfrey Point, White Rock Lake</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In the process, Lorenz had stumbled upon a theory that has subsequently
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<span style="font-size: small;">Lorenz and his cohorts started considering the question: “Does
the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?” This
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<span style="font-size: small;">Every decision you make, no matter how tiny and
insignificant it may seem at the time, has consequences. Every choice you make
in life has the potential to change the direction in which your life is
heading. Wherever you are <u>right now</u> in life is the consequence of all those
decisions, both big and small, that you have made throughout your life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you want to change your life, change the way you think. </span></div>
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This evening, we discovered that it had been reported in the
press that an unidentified man drowned at White Rock Lake at approximately
7:00pm on Wednesday evening, apparently near the shores of Dreyfus Club. It has
been assumed by this blog that it was the same man about whom we blogged, and
that in all likelihood he decided to swim back to where he started out earlier
in the evening. Presumably, he had left his clothing there.</div>
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<br /></div>White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-25482149665187628252012-04-15T20:11:00.003-07:002012-05-03T23:35:44.772-07:00Absolutely Awesome Wildflowers Continue to Bloom at Winfrey Point, White Rock Lake, Dallas<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These wildflowers were all found in the Winfrey Point area at White Rock Lake in east Dallas, TX. The images were taken today after the morning rain, and yesterday.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmCiPIgoB0gvwhigrzrvQd3CpgxHf9WZXK7nbQFZG6cvJ2KZUlL_JR0tA6e-5GyUmFctA29vIdQnQzWQ7AjkE-ZqHiLwmNiLOCk6Nzz2NQ5RPs9E7Soxh6GRAawUiRBFOuiP45tccEx4/s1600/Winfrey+Point+wildflowers+054.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Pink Prickly Poppy wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX" border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmCiPIgoB0gvwhigrzrvQd3CpgxHf9WZXK7nbQFZG6cvJ2KZUlL_JR0tA6e-5GyUmFctA29vIdQnQzWQ7AjkE-ZqHiLwmNiLOCk6Nzz2NQ5RPs9E7Soxh6GRAawUiRBFOuiP45tccEx4/s320/Winfrey+Point+wildflowers+054.JPG" title="Pink Prickly Poppy wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Firewheel or Indian Blanket (</span><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Gaillardia pulchella)</span></i></span></h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEt6HKiArYkaPrK67QQzhOdVGQlTfsSee_6SYRdTez8ALdpW40giU7jthrH4iBnjMSx0A1AnQMCHc3cAGiSmbheXVAQme4AC75B7eM3L7Qg7M1fXqrJVA4vXVjsvl0t8dqzOWPC-GUFVM/s1600/Winfrey++Point+2+211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A field of assorted yellow wildflowers at Winfrey Point, White Rock Lake, Dallas" border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEt6HKiArYkaPrK67QQzhOdVGQlTfsSee_6SYRdTez8ALdpW40giU7jthrH4iBnjMSx0A1AnQMCHc3cAGiSmbheXVAQme4AC75B7eM3L7Qg7M1fXqrJVA4vXVjsvl0t8dqzOWPC-GUFVM/s640/Winfrey++Point+2+211.JPG" title="A field of assorted yellow wildflowers at Winfrey Point, White Rock Lake, Dallas" width="640" /></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A field of assorted yellow wildflowers at Winfrey Point, <br />White Rock Lake</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Pollen is running down this dying Prickly Poppy after the morning rain</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Lazy Daisy (<i>Aphanostephus skirrhobasis)</i></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A dying Firewheel (Indian Blanket) wild flower</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Pearls of water adorn this wildflower after the early morning rain</span></b></div>
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milkweed aka Antelope horns aka Green-flowered milkweed (<i>Asclepias asperula</i>),</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">with flowers just beginning to open</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The view below is from Winfrey Point, and overlooks White Rock Lake. Downtown Dallas, approximately five miles away, can be seen in the distance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And to think that this urban oasis is in the midst of a thriving metropolis!</span><br />
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</div>White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-51368314397490653532012-04-15T20:10:00.001-07:002012-06-05T13:10:12.247-07:00It’s the Time of the Season When Love Runs High – at White Rock Lake<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">“Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?”</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></b></span>
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you remember the 1968 song by the Zombies, “Time of the Season”?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Right now, as you walk around White Rock
Lake in east Dallas, you cannot help but start singing the lyrics of that song:
“It's the time of the season<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>…</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: white;">When the love runs high<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>…”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Spring is the time of the year when Mother
Nature pushes the “get amorous” button. In the words of the song, “It's the
time of the season for loving.”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>And
the birds, animals and insects at White Rock Lake are taking it seriously, as
though their very existence depended on it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These Variegated Fritillary butterflies were mating yesterday, flying around from plant to plant, locked in passion, on the hill above Winfrey Point at White Rock Lake.</span></div>
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<br />White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-15627752074977413052012-04-13T00:16:00.000-07:002012-04-17T16:30:44.412-07:00Spectacular Butterflies at White Rock Lake, Dallas<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Butterflies are the Very Essence of Nature</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Do you remember the joy you experienced as a child every time you saw a
butterfly? Can you think of anything in nature that is more qualified than a butterfly to represent
freedom, beauty or tranquility?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">All of these images were taken at White
Rock Lake in east Dallas, Texas. Most of them were taken on the banks of Dixon Branch Creek, just before it enters the lake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The beautiful creature below is a <b>Common Buckeye</b> butterfly</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> It is a fabulous
chestnut brown with 6 bright colorful eye spots.</span><br />
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Buckeye (</span><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Junonia coenia)</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #381e04; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The <b>Monarch</b> is a spectacular species, and
one of the most popular butterflies</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">. These amazing creatures migrate to
warmer climates and can travel up to 3000 miles in the process. </span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Butterflies are good indicators of a
healthy environment and healthy ecosystems. Based on the abundance of
butterflies at the lake right now, one can only conclude that White Rock Lake is
in an extremely healthy state.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Like self-propelled flowers, butterflies flit from flower to flower adding even more color to the awesome landscape.</span><br />
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cycling at <b>White Rock Lake</b> in Dallas, it's not unusual to hear shouts of
encouragement coming from the water as rowers from the White Rock Boathouse skim by in their sleek boats,
closely shadowed by their bull-horn toting coaches in small motor boats.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Open water rowing is fast becoming a popular sport at the lake due largely to the efforts of </span><span style="color: #323229; line-height: 18px;"><b>The White Rock Boathouse</b> whose facilities include three buildings on the southwest shore of White Rock Lake: </span>The Filter Building, The Boomerang and the new White Rock Boathouse.<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">The historic Filter
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The historic <b>Filter Building</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">is located on the southwest shore of White Rock Lake. It's a beautiful illustration of the urban industrial style of the 1920’s.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> The building features red brick walls, original iron trusses, and some of the windows offer breathtaking views of the lake. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In the image below, the shadow of the railing is such that it gives the impression that the walkway has steps when it fact it is a gradient with no steps whatsoever. </span></div>
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White Rock Boathouse provides rowing lessons and also promotes rowing as a
sport in local high schools in and around Dallas.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>The Boomerang</b> is a 36-birth boathouse built in the art
deco-style by the City of Dallas in 1930. It is located on T & P Hill at
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #323229; line-height: 115%;">The rowing facilities are operated by The
White Rock Boathouse, Inc., a non-profit corporation with a mission of creating
opportunities for the citizens of Dallas to experience the sport of rowing and
other paddle sports in a safe, professional and enjoyable way. </span>Their
website can be found here: </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://whiterockboathouse.com/">http://whiterockboathouse.com</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A thick blanket of clouds covered north Texas this afternoon, and unleashed pouring rain that led to floods and all kinds of mayhem. As quickly as the storm began, it ended and visitors soon started flooding into <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/03/white-rock-lake-hidden-gem.html" target="_blank">White Rock Lake</a> to admire the beautiful sunset.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is what it looked like at the lake after the storm on Easter Sunday</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As the storm clouds started breaking up the sun began to set </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The image (below) of downtown Dallas was taken from the eastern shores of White Rock Lake. The rose-tinged buildings downtown were reflecting the setting sun. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Can someone please explain how these tall buildings, approximately fives miles away, reflect in the lake?</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Downtown Dallas is approximately five miles away</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The setting sun ignites the still lake</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The sun's rays kiss the lake goodnight</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The golden orb is barely visible on the horizon</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And the shadows of the night quickly enveloped the tranquil White Rock Lake in a blanket of darkness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-49455811980459210612012-04-06T20:45:00.000-07:002012-05-18T09:21:42.430-07:00Blooming Marvelous Wildflowers at White Rock Lake<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The wildflowers at <a href="http://white-rock-lake.blogspot.com/2012/03/white-rock-lake-hidden-gem.html" target="_blank">White Rock Lake</a> are absolutely glorious! All of the images below were taken at various parts of the lake in the past week. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Some of the wildflowers have not been identified yet. If you can shed any light on their names, please feel free to contribute.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Limestone Gaura (Gaura Calcicola)</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Mediterranean Mustard also known as Bastard Cabbage</span></span>
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<br /></div>White Rock Lake, Dallashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365689306237262678noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968049668126778008.post-52691040854542451772012-03-31T12:01:00.002-07:002012-04-17T16:34:56.079-07:00The Ducks and Waterfowl of White Rock Lake<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you’re an avid birder or simply enjoy watching ducks,
then Sunset Bay at White Rock Lake in east Dallas is the place to be. This
sheltered little bay is officially classified as a wetland, and harbors a
multitude of colorful ducks and other water fowl. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In fact, 175 birds have been
identified in or near Sunset Bay so if you love bird watching, you can never go
wrong visiting Sunset Bay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Frequent visitors to White Rock Lake will know some of the
birds by sight. These birds have characters all of their own, and one can even predict
how they will react to a given situation. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Many of the ducks come onshore to feed in the late afternoon. The image below shows an assortment of Mallards, Coots and a stunning Wood Duck in the bottom right corner.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Ducks feeding onshore at Sunset Bay in the late afternoon</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Two male Mallard Ducks swimming alongside the pier in Sunset Bay</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A female Mallard Duck foraging for food at Sunset Bay</span></b><br />
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visiting White Rock Lake for quite some time. It's always alone and is often
seen walking along the shore, pecking at food. Snow Geese breed in the Arctic
Tundra, so visitors to the lake should consider themselves fortunate to have
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Snow Goose, the Lone Ranger, patrolling the lake shore</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">There is also a </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Blue Goose</b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> resident at White Rock. These darker birds were </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">considered a separate species, but are now believed to be a dark form (a m</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">orph) of the Snow Goose. The Blue Goose below was seen eating on shore at Sunset Bay. You will notice from the image that the goose is wearing two bands (rings). He was banded in Manitoba, Canada in 2003. He injured a wing when he became entangled with some fishing line at White Rock Lake and is now unfortunately unable to fly.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">As opposed to the the Lone Ranger, this Blue Goose has totally integrated with the other geese, and gets along well with his distant cousins.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">A Blue Goose at Sunset Bay, White Rock Lake</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This duck was taking a mid-afternoon nap</span></b><br />
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