A child’s first encounter with a mystery of nature makes an indelible memory: “‘Doodlebug, doodlebug, your house is on fire! Come out! Come out! Wherever you are!’ Those were the… Read More →

All these years later it could be traced back to one place in the Texas Hill Country.  She was from Houston, he was from Kingsville, but they somehow found themselves… Read More →

There are many festivities around the world that have plants as part of the traditions. Can you name some? How many of you remember walking through your elementary school hallways… Read More →

I feel like Aladdin calling on the Magic Lamp as I walk along the banks of the Colorado River—miracles almost always happen!  Recently I stumbled upon a Texas treasure.  On… Read More →

For me, plants are like people at the mall.  As the multitudes shuffle by, I accept them only in the most general way; they share my space, but I have… Read More →

Sometimes things are not what they seem.  An illusion.  A trick of the mind. Driving from Fredericksburg to Old Tunnel State Park requires that you impose on the privacy of… Read More →

On a glorious spring morning last March, I met a remarkable boy who was so inquisitive and observant that I’m convinced he’ll be the next John Muir or maybe Albert… Read More →

It wasn’t that long ago (in geological time) that reptiles ruled Earth.  They were the masters of their environment.  On a recent hot Texas afternoon, a modern-day dinosaur was foraging… Read More →