Author: keely

  • Country Drive: Fulshear to Bellville and Back Again

    WIldflowers are starting to come out, the weather is fabulous in Texas, and these two things inspire us to get out and explore.  Armed with cameras, binoculars, and the GPS, we set out this Sunday morning to celebrate God’s glory in what J calls his church – Nature. We are having a coffee issue at…

  • Bear Creek Park and Some Fun-gis

    Monday was a holiday for me, but not for J.  The kids were still gone, and I had no idea what I was going to do with myself.  I considered some more mundane pursuits, but ultimately decided I really wanted to play outside, after spending most of Sunday indoors. So I posted a thread on the Houston…

  • Simonton After the Storm

    I thought we were headed to Lake Jackson today. But last night, the long rumored storm that was coming finally hit.  Or should I say this morning.  About five am, we were listening to the wind and rain pounding the side of the house and talking half coherently about how bad it was supposed to…

  • HARNESS THE RIVER

    I woke up thinking about water.  I was remembering two places in Wyoming we had stopped at to watch water thunder down in its rocky prison and shoot out across a edge, making a waterfall.  One was here, this picture above, which is probably a common stop in Yellowstone National Park (the North Rim of…