Saturday, May 16, 2026

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  Climbing I spent a few years believing that I wanted to climb the company ladder.  I made it a fair way up before I learned that it wasn...
Friday, May 15, 2026

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  In The Shadows Tucked up next to our house in the most shaded spot possible is a plant growing in compacted soil.  As it first made its ap...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

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  Invasion With Benefits There are many invasive plant, insect and animal species that have found their way to our country.  Most of them ex...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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  Contentment Jake is the faithful guardian of our place.  He was found by the side of the road as an abandoned puppy, rescued and through a...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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  Homemade Do you ever think about how we learned to do so many things?  I spent some time the other day researching how to make paper.  It ...
Monday, May 11, 2026

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  Mid-Air Refueling Hummingbirds are amazing creatures.  We planted Texas Lantana and Texas Sage specifically to attract them and the butter...
Saturday, May 9, 2026

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  Preconceptions As we sat on the patio yesterday during a break from our yardwork, I noticed what I thought was a beetle land on one of the...
Friday, May 8, 2026

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  Confusions From Conclusions Sometimes the "Ah ha" moments shouldn't be.  Jumping to conclusions with incomplete information ...
Thursday, May 7, 2026

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  On The Shelf Being put on the shelf can be a good thing or it can be a signal that utility has diminished. We have all heard of "Top ...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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  Aggressive Home Invaders Yesterday was tree trimming day around our place.  We have several large Sweetgum trees that needed some shaping ...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Fear vs. Knowledge We sometimes fear things that we know to be harmful.  Through past experiences or, perhaps, through study, we learn -- we...
Monday, May 4, 2026

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  Gone Wild I think sometimes that we have become too domesticated.  People don't know where food comes from, they live more in fear tha...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

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  Is It a Weed? Green Antelope Horn Milkweed ( Asclepias viridis ) is an important plant for the Monarch Butterfly.  The Monarchs reproduce ...
Friday, May 1, 2026

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  Perspective According to Merriam Webster the first definition of "perspective" is "a mental view or prospect."  It rec...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

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  Spur of the Moment Not everything has to be planned out, but it is usually easier when it is. There are times that I want to know exactly ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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  Not What We Think We See Sometimes what we think we know is not what it really is.  It is easy to be deceived by appearances and the whole...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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  Sensitivity There are a number of different species in the Mimosa genus that are called "sensitive briar" due to the fact that t...
Monday, April 27, 2026

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  Seeking Value What is value?  We all have a basic understanding of the concept, but I want to clarify the basic meanings of the word. Acco...
Saturday, April 25, 2026

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  Texas Paintbrush There are many things that are symbolic of Texas.  The Alamo, Bluebonnets, the Texas Longhorn, the Lonestar Flag and even...
Friday, April 24, 2026

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  Life Lessons When I was young, we had a honeysuckle vine growing beneath the kitchen window of our house.  To this day I remember how it s...
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