Author: keely

  • March for Science – Houston

    March for Science – Houston

    My ten year old son stands in the right hand corner of this photo, trying to hold our signs up while I take the photo.  By this time, he is hot, tired and ready to go.  He wasn’t interested in finding a place to sit or stand to listen to the pro-science speeches after the…

  • Estero Llano State Park, in Photos

    *not pictured:  the Common Pauraque that we only observed from the ranger’s scope, nor the Golden Fronted Woodpeckers that were often seen, some even from just outside our hotel, and many others

  • Bentsen – Rio Grande Valley State Park: Dude, Chill

    Bentsen – Rio Grande Valley State Park: Dude, Chill

    It’s a crisp Saturday morning in the Rio Grande Valley.  The air has that just-after-a-rain feeling, when the clouds had finally burst and released the humidity and all the plants look freshly washed.  A cool, refreshing breeze is blowing over us, assisted by the forward momentum of the electric tram. We are in Bentsen-Rio Grande…

  • Brazos Bend State Park: Sunrise Birding #2

    Brazos Bend State Park: Sunrise Birding #2

    This day, the destination was Elm Lake.  Jason decided to come along (and bring his camera), which meant we were a little later than expected, but also that we could capture a little bit more of what we were seeing.  Janey was already counting birds when we got there, and I joined her at the…