While hiking on our property in late June, Mary and I came across this vine with bright orange/red fruit. Of course we couldn’t miss it, but I’ve never seen one on our property before, or anywhere else for that matter. … Continue reading →
At the risk of self-promotion (since I’m writing a blog, I might have crossed that line a long time ago), one of my images was selected by the juror, Susan Kirchman, for the Domicile Exhibition at the A Smith Gallery … Continue reading →
Last March, when we returned from our Master Naturalist Chapter meeting, I found this big guy on the exterior house wall, under our carport. Appropriately, enough, the speaker at our meeting was Dr. Chris Nice, from the Biology Department at … Continue reading →
Last week, Mary and I made a trip to the Old Tunnel Wildlife Management Area which is located just south of Fredericksburg. The trip was organized by our Hays County Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists and we were quite … Continue reading →
I was checking our chickens for eggs and to give them water when I noticed this caterpillar very near their coop. It was feeding on an antelope horn which is a native plant and very common on our property. It … Continue reading →