I think it might be time to get out the weed-eater.
Austin
Wrong Again, in the Most Delightful Way
Central Texas is constantly proving me wrong, especially when it comes to nature. It’s revealing my ignorance, my bias, my lack of understanding. As a native Texan, you’d think I would have known what I was getting into, but no. I suppose I didn’t pay much attention as a youngster and 20-something. Perhaps boys and…
Happy Earth Day!
Earlier this week, my son came home from kindergarten and asked if we could start recycling. I almost laughed. We live in an area where there’s no curbside recycling. I even asked our private trash collection company, and they said that, though they offered the service, it’s not available in our area. There’s not even…
A Brightly-Colored Surprise
On the way back to the house, after meeting Callum at the bus stop at the end of our driveway, something brightly-colored caught my eye. It’s apparently some kind of Stenocactus — my usually-quite-sufficient Google plant identification skills failed me here. No matter. It was a lovely surprise for me, and apparently for all the…