Combs and Galls But No Wasps
We had a walk on January 25th that was so good that we wanted to go on and on. There were seven people, not counting me, and we had a […]
Experiencing the preserve
Experiencing the preserve
Experiencing the preserve
Nature Neighbors in November
A monthly event that the Friends provide is “Know Your Nature Neighbors.” There are plenty of other-than-human neighbors at the preserve, and also the human neighbors who get together to
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October Mindfulness
Six of us met on a warm, droughty but beautiful Sunday the 27th. We were there to practice mindfulness and do some nature journaling. Greg, Amy, and Michelle were new
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Just How Dry?
I walked the preserve yesterday from about 10:45am to noon, and it’s very dry. I visited NOAA’s drought page to see what it says about how Tarrant County is doing.
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A Muggy Mindful Morning
Mindfulness walks can be good, even on a muggy morning like we had on August 24th. I got to the preserve at 7:40am and the Weather Underground said it was
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Mindful of the North Pond, July 27
This morning at 8:00 the air was soft and humid but still fairly cool as we gathered to practice mindfulness and nature journaling. I was delighted to have Rosealin, Glenn,
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Delightful Things on Six or More Legs
Just before 8:00am on July 13, there was a cloudless blue sky over the preserve and both the temperature and the humidity were in the 70’s. The air had a
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Sunny and Steamy, June 13th
I couldn’t wait to see the condition of the trails today, and I was missing the preserve. I’ve been giving the place some time to dry out. This morning was
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A Moment in April
On April 3rd, when rains came and went and the trails were mostly dry, I took a walk up to the bluff through a growing garden of spiderwort, toadflax, and