The Natural World contains a variety of posts that include animals, plants and the places where they live. I have a lot of images to document my experiences in nature. Sometimes we forget that Nature is very real
I always write Trip Reports – Big Bend when I make the journey. So here is the beginning. After launching out of Houston this morning I arrived this afternoon. It wasn’t what I had planned for this week, but it will make do. The images on this page are from day one of my journey […]
Trip Report – Big Bend – Oct 28th 2012…..sort of, or will be soon enough Read More »
A fast trip to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge in late August does not reveal many early migrants. However the residents are alive and well. The fall migration should be in full swing soon and another trip is in order. Migrating waders and shorebirds marshes will crowd the marsh. I spent more time watching the alligators than
Big Bend National Park photo calendar – Bigbendchat.com sponsors a member photo calendar every year about this time. It consists of 13 photos, voted on by the participants, compiled by the moderator, and sent off to the printer. This year, the Big Bend National Park photo calendar included one of my photos that is posted
A Gossamer Blanket of spider labor. Along the Upper Texas coast there are vast areas of coastal prairie dotted with salt and fresh water marsh. While on a visit to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge one early morning, I was treated to this most unusual view. The marsh grasses were covered in spider webs, glistening with the
A wind-whipped forest fire raged out of control during a Sierra Nevada Forest Fire 1992, burning more than 20,000 acres in nearly 30 hours. The fire was west of Truckee California, not too far from the famous Donner Pass. I was in Lake Tahoe that week, relaxing with the family and the picture below was taken near
A cold night in Southeast Texas. Looks like the coldest night of the year is coming tonight. It is currently a clear cold 40 degrees with a dip towards freezing by morning, Hard Freeze Warning URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 853 PM CST TUE JAN 11 2011 …HARD FREEZE IN EFFECT