Our recent trip with friends to Maui provided some interesting encounters with local fauna and flora.
Category: Nature
Fire Ant Flickers (#5): Focus on Maui Nature
The Serpentine Surfer
My wife and I had an interesting encounter with a beautiful snake whose peaceful float trip turned into short whitewater adventure. And, obviously, this post is chock-full of snake photos.
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 23)
We live in an age of reduced expectations when it comes to nature sightings around our house. But all is not lost.
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 22)
Wherein we focus on fungi...
Mushrooms are neither plants nor animals. However, I don’t have a category for fungi, so work with me here, OK?
Grass Carp Diem
Everything...and more...you ever wanted to know about grass carp
We have a non-native (invasive) fish in our creek, and I don’t know if we should be worried.
Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 21)
It's spring and reproduction is in the air!
We’re contemplating the different ways that life begets life around Casa Fire Ant.
Drone Drama: Downed & Drowned
The eclipse was awesome, but the related trauma wasn't.
The fact that the eclipse could wreck my drone was apparently not a surprise to anyone but me.
Nature Happens
Texas Hill Country spring is the best spring.
Spring 2024 is almost here, officially, but Mother Nature is already showing off in the Texas HIll Country.
Random Thursday: The Eclipse Mania Edition
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
This eclipse thing is making folks bonkers. We’ve got a rundown of some examples, and some useful resources explaining the phenomenon.
Photo Friday
Snaps and stories from the past few weeks
Double rainbows, music legends, and bluebonnets on the way…it’s been a great time to take photos.