State of Wilderness

Category: Urban Wilderness Areas

  • Things with Wings

    This past week, we’ve been getting out and stretching our tendons, strengthening muscles weary from winter rests.  It’s been a beautiful week, with mild temperatures and sunny skies.  Birds have been tweeting sweet temptations from the trees, and we desired to go see the things they spoke of – branches, berries, bits of brittle wheat…

  • Wild Things

    Last Friday, three of us were watching “Where the Wild Things Are”: J, myself, and the little one.  About halfway through, the little one wondered if we were going to turn it off soon.  When I asked why, he answered that it was scaring him.  He couldn’t handle the wild rumpus.  He asked me if…

  • 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…

  • Puerto Rico Adventures #2

    So, we’ve been back from Puerto Rico for a month, and I have been a slacker about relaying our adventures, sorry about that.  I’ve been occupying my time writing my children long letters because I miss them this summer.  They are a little more than halfway through their visit to their father’s house.  We’ve been…