I contacted Dr. Travis LaDuc at the Texas Natural History Collections at the University of Texas at Austin for help with identifying the small tortoise I found last weekend. He’s the Assistant Curator of Herpetology at the Texas Natural Science … Continue reading →
I saw a small tortoise crossing the road in our neighborhood yesterday afternoon. It was about halfway across and I carefully avoided it and backed up to see what it was. I’ve rescued many turtles and tortoises over the years. … Continue reading →
Now that the days are cooler, I decided to get out there and do some work! We bought a small rainwater collector from RainwaterGuzzlers at the Rainwater Revival last weekend. The company is owned by two of our fellow Master … Continue reading →
We went to the Rainwater Revival in Dripping Springs yesterday. Appropriately, it rained. The event is billed as a “A celebration of collection, conservation and common sense!” In it’s second year, the event promotes awareness of rainwater harvesting. There was … Continue reading →
We finally got a bit of rain in September! We saw 0.1 inches on the 16th and again on the 23rd. We had 0.3 inches on the 29th for a total of 0.5 inches for the month. The last time … Continue reading →