State of Wilderness

Author: keely

  • Kleb Woods

    A generation or so ago, mothers were recommended to stay in for a “period of confinement” after their babies were born.  Well, I don’t deal well with captivity.  My forays into the world were initially limited to the immediate neighborhood, then surrounding neighborhoods, but by four weeks into this “period of confinement”, I was ready…

  • Digital Age Baby: There’s an App for That!

    During the end of February through now, there’s been a lack of posts on this blog.  We had stopped our forays into different urban wilderness areas and were focused on building our own nest.   The birds out there might have been busy building their nests with twigs, leaves, bits of hair and feathers, but here…

  • Baytown Nature Center

    This past Saturday, we drove an hour or so southeast to visit the Baytown Nature Center.  Our geocaching friends were having a brief flash mob down there, hosted by “Baytown Bert”, and we were curious about the two hour wilderness survival course hosted by the park (free with the $3 entry fee) afterwards. Despite the unpredictable nature…

  • A Morning at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory

    As we walk along the trail heading north back towards the nature center, we heard bird calls that were louder than usual, and saw a couple of people threading their way through a side trail ahead where the noises were coming from.  As we came upon the intersection, I realized why the noises were so…