Diario de jim_carretta

Great advice from Texas Parks and Wildlife: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaLMQ2H6_PE

The dried seed pod skeletons of Marah macrocarpa make great dish sponges and face loofas. I have been using these exclusively for a year now. Durable, sustainable, and free. Try them and if you like them, spread the word. Save the planet, save money!

This is a dried seed pod with the spiky skin still attached. https://goo.gl/images/3ynLZD

Simply soak this in water for a 1/2 hour and then gently peel off the spiky layer, which will become soft. What remains will look like this. https://goo.gl/images/bsD8L4

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https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/53994-canine-vs-feline-tracks-how-to-tell-them-apart

https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/ollerton/20460-how-to-distinguish-between-canine-and-feline-tracks

Some useful text when someone makes the argument that observation is feline / canine, based solely on presence / absence of claw marks:

@user the presence or absence of claw marks is not a feature that should be used to separate felines from canines, as cats can show claw marks when they are moving in snow, mud, or moving quickly. Likewise, many canine tracks do not show claw marks. It is one of several lines of evidence to be evaluated.