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Nature Happens
Texas Hill Country spring is the best spring.

Photo: Sunrise via drone @ 384' altitude
Horseshoe Bay sunrise from 384'

Spring 2024 is almost here, officially, but Mother Nature is already showing off in the Texas HIll Country.

Published Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 16:22
Categorized as Nature, Plant Life, Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged bluebonnets, deer, fox, raccoon, Texas Hill Country

Random Thursday: The Neighborhood Nature Edition

Photo: Creek reflection

What do Hanukkah, Ducatis, deer, and ladybugs have in common? Well, nothing…that’s why it’s random.

Published Thursday, 7 December 2023, 16:38
Categorized as Random Thursday, Rides..., Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged Ducati, lady beetles, whitetail deer

Random Thursday

Photo: Geese flying in formation
More than 100 geese flying in formation

Non-functioning tats; baseball stats; a buck stands pat; and, uh, other things for which I’m out of rhymes.

Published Thursday, 16 November 2023, 15:08
Categorized as Around the Web, Cars, Music, Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged baseball, bluegrass, cars, deer, lists, tattoos, Texas Rangers

Random Thursday

Photo: Cabrillo landscape, San Diego, CA
Cabrillo landscape, San Diego, CA

A&M excels; drought spells; wildlife swells; ugly cars don’t sell. (Yes, I’m unjustifiably proud of that.)

Published Thursday, 7 September 2023, 11:06
Categorized as Cars, Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Weather, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Trapping Tagged armadillos, drought, Lamborghini, porcupines, Texas A&M

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 19)

Photo: Raccoon with its head stuck in an armadillo trap
"Life Comes At You Fast" - Nationwide Insurance circa 2004

Frogs are once again dominating the local nature scene, but also a goofy raccoon, for you mammal lovers.

Published Monday, 4 September 2023, 16:04
Categorized as Just Plain Silly, Nature, Wildlife - Amphibians, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Trapping Tagged genetics, raccoon, tree frog

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 18)

Photo: Sunrise over Horseshoe Bay, Texas
Sunrise over Horseshoe Bay as viewed through the windshield of my truck

Nature is all around us. Sometimes, nature is even in our house. And sometimes, we are not amused.

Published Sunday, 3 September 2023, 6:00
Categorized as Nature, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Snakes Tagged centipede, hognose snake, raccoon

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 17)

Photo: Two squirrels splooting on our back porch to deal with the heat

The extreme heat isn’t keep the natural denizens from making appearances around our house.

Published Thursday, 3 August 2023, 11:39
Categorized as Nature, Wildlife - Amphibians, Wildlife - Birds, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Turtles & Lizards Tagged brown anole, green anole, gulf coast toad, painted bunting, rock squirrel, Texas Spiny Lizard, tree frog, vine sphinx moth, walkingstick insect

Armadillo Milestone

Series of Polaroid-style photos of an armadillo at night

There was a long truce between #99 and #100 — but the Great Armadillo War has resumed.

Published Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 13:46
Categorized as Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Trapping Tagged armadillo, trapping, wildlife

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 16 – Mammals, Birds, & Reptiles)

Photo: Dragonfly on hibiscus leaf, photographed from below

Part one of Part 16 (confusing, right?) was all about insects. In Part 2, we move higher up the food chain.

Published Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 15:04
Categorized as Nature, Wildlife - Birds, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Snakes, Wildlife - Turtles & Lizards Tagged anole, diamondback watersnake, geese, rabbit, skunk, Texas Spiny Lizard, turtle, whitetail deer, whitetail fawn

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 15)

Photo: funny tree stump

Nature provided a plethora of fascinating scenes over the past few weeks.

Published Friday, 2 June 2023, 17:54
Categorized as Nature, Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Amphibians, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Snakes

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