Mission San José
In 2020, Mission San José celebrated 300 years. As one of four missions in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, this UNESCO World Heritage site preserves and celebrates the Spanish heritage in Texas and the USA. The missions were … Read More
Palo Duro Canyon SP
For this #ThrowbackThursday, I decided to return to 2001. It was my first visit to the fantastic landscape of the USA’s second-largest canyon: Palo Duro Canyon State Park in the Texas Panhandle. I specifically chose an off-season month to stay … Read More
Mission Concepción
The four mission churches of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park are Mission Concepción, Mission San José, Mission San Juan, and Mission Espada. Though one can drive (and even bike) from one to the next in one day, you might be … Read More
Mexican Blue Jay
When visiting Big Bend National Park, one can be assured of seeing unforgettable landscapes and plenty of wildlife. Black bears, for example, have made a remarkable comeback to the area. On one of our trips to the park in September … Read More
Gulf Fritillary
In our old home, we used to have a water feature with several native plants around the area. We had done a project to attract more wildlife, primarily pollinators. One of the plants we added was a Pride of Barbados … Read More
Winter for a Day
“Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.” Kahlil Gibran This week, we had our winter for a day. Upon waking up, I looked out our bedroom window and saw what was expected. Luckily, we were spared from a … Read More
Lens-Artists Challenge #333 – Complementary Colors
Since the Lens-Artists Challenge started in 2018, we have had several themes involving colors: warm colors, cool colors, monochromes, colors of autumn, etc. Are we ready to have more fun with colors? Let’s get our crayons and see how we … Read More
Springtime
We just had our first significant freeze and snow of the year. So, why am I posting wildflower photos? Knowing Texas weather, I am confident — in the same vein a weather forecaster is — we will see new wildflowers … Read More
Tatanka’s Thunder
This is a still photo from a GoPro video I made while visiting Caprock Canyons State Park in the Texas Panhandle. As we began driving the two-lane road crossing Lake Theo, we saw a few dozen bison on a stampede … Read More
Meet the Ring-Necked Duck
There is a first time for everything. One morning, as I looked out our dining room windows, I noticed some pond visitors I had not seen before. These ducks were far, but I identified them in iNaturalist: Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya … Read More
