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CRNT #6: Fledgling Season
It was another day on the Cinco Ranch Nature Trail, trying to get some exercise for myself and the dogs. My mission for the day was to check on a geocache I had hidden out there on one of my recent forays, since the last seeker was unable to find it. After checking on it,…
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Spring Creek Nature Center: National Get Outdoors Day Bust
So, there were some things we didn’t think about when we planned our activities for National Get Outdoors Day. Like, the recent rains…and the consequences of that. I dressed for biking, but I wasn’t so much dressed for hiking, especially in THAT. That, above, is the trail we were going to take into the forest…
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Katy Park Fly-Over
It’s become a Tuesday night ritual for the dogs and I – bringing their boy to the park for soccer practice, then walking the perimeter. I watch the sky, they sniff the ground. We are the guardians of earth and air. These places don’t belong to us, though. The sky is ruled by the birds,…
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Spring Creek Nature Center Goings-On
There are so many reasons to love the Spring Creek Nature Center. Inside the center, displays dazzle young children with live and preserved specimens, coloring areas, quizzes, fun worksheets and nature journals. Outside, there is the forest, which is practically enchanted; filled with lichens, mosses, big trees and little trees. Mud sucked at our shoes…