We’ve noticed some weird insect-related stuff going on around here. First, in the adjacent vacant lot to the west there’s a plethora of these little mud tubes. They’re hollow and they crumble to dust between your fingers, but they obviously once housed a living…something. These are the work of agricultural termites (also sometimes called desert… Continue reading Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 13)
Random Thursday
Howdy, y’all. Today is the 28th day of July — at least here in Texas, USA, Earth — and thus it’s National Chili Dog Day AND National Milk Chocolate Day, and the only way it could get any better is if the Gazette’s small army of interns would rush out and bring me back a… Continue reading Random Thursday
San Antonio Travelogue
I’m sitting in front of my monitor wondering if trying to document a recent getaway to San Antonio while in a COVID-induced brain fog is a good idea. But at least this time I have an excuse for any weirdness that you read. Also, be forewarned…this is a loooonnngg post. After all, I have nothing… Continue reading San Antonio Travelogue
Random Thursday: The Non-Wildlife Edition
Why, hello there, good looking! Today is Be Someone Day, and I was totally prepared to make some lame jokes about it until I broke with tradition and researched it and found that it’s a day to think about how to make a positive difference in a child’s life…and, more specifically, to commit to reporting… Continue reading Random Thursday: The Non-Wildlife Edition
Magic Keyboard: Life Changing?
I had a birthday about a month ago — we won’t dwell on which one — and my lovely and loving bride gave* me a new 5th generation iPad Air and a Magic Keyboard. Besides having a pretty dumb name, the Magic Keyboard also has a confusing one, because there are multiple varieties of Magic… Continue reading Magic Keyboard: Life Changing?
Las Puentes de Serpientes
There are four bridges on the cart path connecting the ninth and tenth holes of the Ram Rock golf course in Horseshoe Bay. Debbie and I regularly run along that path during the summer when we can see well enough to legally do so before 7:30 a.m. And, lately, we haven’t had that route to… Continue reading Las Puentes de Serpientes
Sunrise Photo: Behind the Curtain
I took a photo of a sunrise yesterday. It was a pretty spectacular scene, don’t you think? Debbie and I were driving to Lighthouse Drive for a run and we pulled off Ferguson Road to take pictures of the amazing sunrise. Now, here’s the thing about living in Horseshoe Bay: it’s really hard to find… Continue reading Sunrise Photo: Behind the Curtain
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 12): [Mostly] Birds
“Neighborhood” might be stretching it a bit given that the subjects of this post range in location from our front door to almost 300 miles distant. But in the cosmic scheme of things it doesn’t matter, right? Let’s do the far away one first. Last month Debbie and I visited family in the exotic East… Continue reading Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 12): [Mostly] Birds
Random Thursday: The Memeish Edition
In my previous post I alluded to some health challenges that accompanied my entry into septuagenarianism. I was deliberately coy about the nature of those situations, mainly because I fully intended to use them as an excuse for this precise moment. But, in the interests of full transparency, I doubled down on a urinary tract… Continue reading Random Thursday: The Memeish Edition
Catching Up
Hey, there! It’s been a while since we’ve met on these pages; much has happened since our Great Porcupine Encounter that has distracted me from doing any thinking, much less writing. About a week ago, I entered my septuagenarian experience with a whimper, not a bang, experiencing a series of health challenges which are continuing… Continue reading Catching Up