Month: May 2016

  • Sand Creek Farm

    Sand Creek Farm

    Over the weekend, we visited Sand Creek Farm with the Hike It Baby Houston group.  This was a fun day trip (that was supposed to be a camping trip, but more on that later) that taught us some things and gave us some neat experiences that I wanted to share with you. Sand Creek Farm…

  • 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…

  • High Island: Striking a Balance

    High Island: Striking a Balance

    Over the weekend, my family and I went out to visit the Houston Audubon’s sanctuaries in High Island, a town at the far eastern end of the Bolivar Peninsula.  In the spring, migratory birds traveling from Central and South America who are crossing the Gulf of Mexico in search of their spring breeding grounds sometimes…