State of Wilderness

Category: Nature in the neighborhood

  • Spring Creek Reflections

    Last night I took a walk with a friend in Pundt Park.  We experienced some of the trails, and then ended up over by the canoe launch.  We decided to walk down to check it out.  When we came down the sandy embankment and found ourselves face to face with Spring Creek, I was filled…

  • Seven Meadows Duck Pond Walk

    Seven Meadows Duck Pond Walk

    We have a way we like to walk, especially on days when we have a little more time.  Weekend mornings, some late evenings, catching sunsets or the morning dew as we go.  Sometimes my middle son is along, and we have the chitter chatter of sharing observations.  Sometimes it is just me and the dogs, with…

  • Mike Driscoll Park

    “Every time…”. That’s what my husband says when we make the turn from Beltway 8 northbound to head west on the Westpark Tollway. This is in response to what has been reduced to a simple gesture from me, or the beginning of a statement, something like “Someday, I want to…” or “Have I ever told…

  • CRNT #7: Cinco Ranch Nature Trail Haikus

    Rabbit flat in grass Hiding, quiet, from the dogs It is safe, for now     Line up on the rocks Mommy, daddy, babies too Nature’s artists, all Three herons hunting Two egrets want to join in One heron, not sharing   Birds sitting in a tree Singing a sweet song of glee Longingly I…