The First Weekend of 2013
We have fallen into the Texas Gulf Coastal winter weather pattern I remember from my youth…Overcast and damp…Cool and breezy… Just generally dreary all day every day. Though, I must
Continue readingWe have fallen into the Texas Gulf Coastal winter weather pattern I remember from my youth…Overcast and damp…Cool and breezy… Just generally dreary all day every day. Though, I must
Continue readingIt’s been a bit over a week since the Great Backyard Bird Count came to an end. This was my first ever participation in the nationwide (continent-wide) event. I have
Continue readingThe one thing that really hit me hard on this trip was how green everything is this winter. After last summer’s seared color scheme, the winter’s green and brown scheme is a bit disconcerting.
Continue readingIt’s funny what a change of a hundred feet can do to a view. For almost 20 years we have lived on this property. For all but the last few
Continue readingHere lately I’ve been taking my morning coffee out to the back porch of the new house most mornings. I noticed something this morning that had been kind of bothering
Continue readingSitting out every morning this spring with my coffee mug I have been entertained by the Eastern Bluebirds that have made their home in m y backyard. As I have
Continue readingWhen I was “retired” in late 2008 I really didn’t retire. I continued to try and occupy my days with a “job”. So it was that I began to build
Continue reading