State of Wilderness

Author: keely

  • Mike Driscoll Park

    “Every time…”. That’s what my husband says when we make the turn from Beltway 8 northbound to head west on the Westpark Tollway. This is in response to what has been reduced to a simple gesture from me, or the beginning of a statement, something like “Someday, I want to…” or “Have I ever told…

  • Big Thicket National Preserve

    Last Saturday found us in the visitor center for the Big Thicket National Forest, north of the town of Kountze.  We had stopped in briefly to get information on trails, and now we were back for a respite from the muggy humidity and the bugs after an hour long hike on the Kirby Nature Trail.…

  • CRNT #7: Cinco Ranch Nature Trail Haikus

    Rabbit flat in grass Hiding, quiet, from the dogs It is safe, for now     Line up on the rocks Mommy, daddy, babies too Nature’s artists, all Three herons hunting Two egrets want to join in One heron, not sharing   Birds sitting in a tree Singing a sweet song of glee Longingly I…

  • Willow Waterhole

    Last week, I flew the coop again.  I was waiting on a friend who didn’t appear, and I didn’t want to lose another day to my living room, so I loaded the stroller and left to explore a park that I had been reading about and hadn’t visited yet. This time,  I decided my main objective was…