Castor Canadensis and Castor Fiber

Whenever I am researching for a nature presentation, I come across great resources that beg to be shared. This is from The History of Four-footed Beasts, Serpents, and Insects, 1658, which was mostly… Continue reading

Take a Good Look: The Numbers Game — July 11, 2024

I am a little late in adding a post to the Numbers Game this week, because Hurricane Beryl came through on Monday. The storm was not a big one and it moved fast,… Continue reading

The Numbers Game — July 1, 2024

I am again joining in with the Numbers Game from Judy Dykstra-Brown, this week looking at files with the number 149 in them. But I am going to stretch the limits of the… Continue reading

By the Numbers

I am going to play along with Judy Dykstra-Brown’s Numbers Game #27. Her number is 148, and she asks us to pull from our photos that have the number 148 somewhere in their… Continue reading

Another One Joins the Bird World

Two years ago I talked my sister into moving closer to me, into a slightly less urban area than she was used to. It has been fun for me to get her take… Continue reading

Nature Photo Challenge #30: The Moon

I don’t often take pictures of the moon.  When I got my current camera, I went outside, took a picture of the moon as it looked from where I was standing, then zoomed… Continue reading

Nature Photo Challenge #29: Spiders

The photo challenge set before us on September 20 was Spiders and Their Webs. I like to take pictures of spiders because they usually stay still long enough, and their behavior is interesting… Continue reading

Exotic Animals in Texas

This is the third part of my submission for the Nature Photo Challenge #28: Wild Animals. In my first post on this topic, I explained about our two family properties in very different… Continue reading

Native Animals of North America

In our travels, we have seen some iconic North American animals. You can see more animals from the Elk Refuge at my post here. It was fun to revisit old travels for this… Continue reading

Native Wild Animals of Texas

This week Denzil asks us to show wild animals for his Nature Photo Challenge #28. That is a huge topic and I think this will be a three-part series! I see lots of… Continue reading