Lists and Life Studies
I am not the most alert birder in the world. We used to live about an hour south of Houston, in Sugar Land, and now we live an hour and a half to… Continue reading
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Armchair Homesteading
I love to read books about homesteaders and their adventures. One of my favorites, Ruffles on my Longjohns, was written by Isabel Edwards, about the life she and her husband led living far… Continue reading
Great Egret
Great Egrets stop by often, but they usually keep their distance. The other day, one did not see me right across the creek from it, and I was able to get some shots… Continue reading
Sweet Color
Fairweatherpaddler at Home Grown Heaven was asking about the sweet gum tree in my last post. The Arbor Day Foundation tells me that its Latin name is Liquidambar styraciflua, it is native to… Continue reading
December Highlights
All of these are from the last three days of warm and sunny weather. A cold front is supposed to blow in this weekend, and I am curious to see what changes it… Continue reading
Regenerating Spider
On the fourth of the month, I do a mini-BioBlitz around the farm, and see how many species I can find in an hour or two. Yesterday, one of the things I noticed… Continue reading
Spinning Oak into Gold
As a textile artist, I have a soft spot in my heart for the spinners and weavers in nature. A few times a year, I come across these cocoons, usually on the ground… Continue reading
Mystery Bird Revealed
Did you guess the bird in yesterday’s post? Here it is, the ordinary Great Blue Heron. Normally I see it walking along the edge of the water, but one day I saw one… Continue reading
What Bird?
Sometimes an unusual angle gives you a whole new outlook. The answer — tomorrow!