And Now It (Finally) Starts

After months of planning. After months of negotiating. After weeks of waiting on the city’s methodology. It finally happened today…We broke ground on the construction drive to the new house…

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Wildfires continue to burn through East Texas and beyond | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle

Just for the record… Since fire season began Nov. 15, the Texas Forest Service and area fire departments have so far responded to 12,362 fires that have burned 3,080,013 acres,

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Climate Change or Not, Trees Around Here Are In Trouble

Every day the news brings more drought news around here. Today it’s about the trees… Houston’s trees need help. It may not be obvious yet, but without substantial rain in

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Subsidy Garden?

Going through my email this morning turned up the latest from farm policy. White House has laid out a graphic there that speaks loads about the disconnect between reality and

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Lifescapes: Susan Wittig Albert

Reading note. As a responsible omnivore, I need to know where my food comes from and understand and respect the needs of the fellow creatures whose deaths make my life

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The Only Thing On Our Minds Is The Weather

Sitting out with my coffee as the sun came up this morning I was hearing the distant rumble of thunder. Scanning the horizon line I could see nothing through the

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