State of Wilderness

Category: Plants

  • Mother’s Day on the Katy Prairie

    Mother’s Day on the Katy Prairie

    For my Mother’s Day present this year, my husband gave me what most mothers probably secretly want (especially mothers of three boys):  solitude, peace and quiet, a break from the housework, and a chance to just be myself, by myself. I had found an opportunity to participate in a nature workshop at one of the…

  • Fulshear Afternoon

    We went out west this afternoon. It’s been a long time coming, this latest trip to Fulshear.  We hid some geocaches out there in 2012, and a few of them haven’t been found in a while.  One of the things on my list that I wanted to do when I recovered from my leg injury…

  • Off-Beat San Francisco: Bay Area Blooms

    If you’re going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair Or..you can just find some to gawk at and take pictures of like we did… July 2 2012 The last three shots are mine, from the Fort Mason Community Garden. The others are Jason’s, found along the way to the…

  • Columbus, TX: Texas History and Paddling Trail

    This is the view looking out of the entrance to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Canoe Launch area in Columbus, Texas. During the struggle for Texas Independence, it is said that the army of Santa Anna camped on one side of the Colorado River here, while Sam Houston’s army camped on the other.  They crossed…