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If you could switch lives with a famous person for a week, who would it be and why?
You know, being famous doesn’t appeal to me very much. I’d like to be appreciated by those who matter to me, but being famous and surrounded by “fans” is not appealing. Maybe I could switch with someone who’s famous for being an anonymous benefactor would be okay. I’d enjoy benefacti...
This book gave me so much to think about that it’s taken me a while to share about it. Louis Busch is so transparent and open in his writing that you can’t help but admire him. Carry Your Heart: Indigenous Helping Wisdom and the Science of Psychological Flexibility is a challenging read in more than one way, but I’m very glad I stuck with it.
The first...
I’ve continued making observations for the 2026 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz this weekend. It’s like I went camping, only I stayed home, with all the walking, stalking and talking? No talking. I just took pictures but that does not rhyme.
I even climbed a hill, the only one around here.After the incredibly windy day Friday, it was more pleasant to go look for pol...
It’s not hot anymore! The weather today would have been quite pleasant, except that the cold front literally blew in. Like a leaf blower on steroids.
Looking breezyMerlin only heard 8 bird species. Luckily my eyes saw three more, but 11 is a real low!
The mountain was gradually moved back to where the backhoe is, so the area could be smoothed down. <...Folks, I’m still thinking about the book I recently finished, so I’ll share some ranch updates that I’ve been observing and enjoying.
Someday this hill will be helping shape our drainage.One thing that’s going on is that the project of setting up our huge water tanks to collect rainwater off the house and garage roofs is moving along, even though the least lit...