Posts Tagged ‘nature’

This is one arm of Lake Conroe – Devastated! The drought is really evident here. We carry on with our lives, watering our plants and taking long showers and don’t really understand how bad it is until you see this. On a positive note, it was fun walking across the dry lake bed by moonlight! [...]

I have always wanted to take a photo of the night sky that actually did it justice. While on location in Chapell Hill, TX, I realized I was on top of a hill on a beautiful clear night. My eyes look up – the stars are vivid and amazing. I’ve always wanted to see and [...]

I don’t have a pretty picture of my Bougainvillea to show you. It’s leafless and bare – a victim of Houston’s winter storm. I never covered up my plants for a hard freeze before, saying something like, “survival of the fittest” to myself. Even if I had learned that yes, a hard freeze will indeed [...]

What kind of flowers are these? Let me know….

I am so ready to get back into a rythm of spending true time with nature! Backpacking can be one of the most rewarding hobbies – it’s healthy, full of entertainment, spiritual and doesn’t really cost very much! That’s why I have started the Houston Backpacking Network! The inaugural trek is going to be at [...]