Nature Photo Challenge #22: Tree Bark
The photo theme for the week of July 26, set by Denzil Nature, is “tree bark.” I live on a timber property in East Texas. We have scads of Loblolly Pines, which grow… Continue reading
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Mississippi Kite: Bird of the Week
I am joining in with I.J. Khanewala’s Bird of the Week. This week I.J. shows us a colorful Brahminy Starling from India. Here in Texas, my Bird of the Week is the Mississippi… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #21: Water Plants
This week Denzil challenges us to submit pictures of water plants. We have a pond on our farm. The native plants around it seem pretty nondescript, but when you look at them close… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge #20: Black
Denzil started off his current photo challenge with a picture of a coot, so I will too! 🙂 We have had American Coots visit at our farm, but my favorite coot picture is… Continue reading
Greater Roadrunner: Bird of the Week
I had just learned about the Bird of the Week, hosted at I.J. Khanewala’s blog, Don’t Hold Your Breath, and serendipitously, two Greater Roadrunners popped out of the woods to provide a good… Continue reading
Nature Photo Challenge: Ferns
Recently I was very happy to discover the Denzil Nature blog, and I am going to jump in to his weekly photo challenges. This week the topic is Ferns. We do have some… Continue reading
Photos from the City Nature Challenge
I live on the very edge of the Houston-Galveston territory for the City Nature Challenge. This bioblitz event, run by iNaturalist, is a worldwide, 4-day challenge held every year, to get people outside,… Continue reading
Host and Guests: Texas Ragwort
This year we have had a big bloom of Texas Ragwort, and on my walks I noticed many insects visiting them. These photos were taken over about a one-month period. That is a… Continue reading
A Multi-Species, Multi-Tasking Spring Workout
Okay, everybody! It’s obvious that the dead plants along the edge of the pond have to be cleared out, and goodness knows that will be a workout. But we only have one week… Continue reading
Spiders and Snakes and a City Girl
Originally posted on BaseballGal :
I am, by all standards of measure, a city girl. I come from the neighborhoods of curbed streets with water drainage thingys and sidewalks – even bike routes. Places…