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Galveston State Park
For the second year in a row, we went down to Galveston to celebrate my youngest’s birthday at the end of May. Yes, the seaweed was still bad. This year, cold weather in early spring led to a bombardment of Sargassum seaweed on Galveston’s shores (as well as several other coastal towns). This seaweed comes from…
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San Marcos: Purgatory Creek Natural Area and Prospect Park
I think I am turning green after this weekend..green with envy over this sweet, sweet setup my best friend growing up has got going on over there in the smtx. Not only does she have this great big yard that is part elevated open green space for the kids to play/part wilderness, but she also…
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Pundt Park: What I Love About Forests
There’s a certain way the light falls in a forest that just makes my heart tremble with excitement. It’s a spill of sunlight across a swath of leaves gathered at the edge of a fallen tree, or the emerald green of moss creeping up a tree base. It’s rounding a bend in a trail and…
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CRNT #5: Wonders of Nature
Well, I’ve been back to my favorite spot; by hike and by bike, alone and with family, not with the dogs since the last time I wrote about it but maybe sometime this week. These are some of the things we’ve seen along the way. Above, a Loggerhead Shrike looks over his kingdom. Cottontails show…