Archive for the Nature Category

Spring Wildflowers – Wildflowers are everywhere right now.  In some places they cover the ground like these yellow Bladderpods.  Wildflowers grow without being planted or taken care of by people.  They just grow all on their own on roadsides and pastures and wild places.  Many have great

Bull Snake – Bull snakes are big.  They average up to six feet long.  I see them a lot on Papa’s ranch in Texas.  I catch them if I can, just about every time I see one.  They are amazing creatures to hold in your hands. I

Sandhill Cranes – When Sandhill Cranes migrate they travel in large flocks.  Thousands at a time pass over in the spring and fall.  They have a wonderful call that sounds big and wild.  Cranes form large bands of several families to forage for food and have greater

Tent Caterpillars – Tent caterpillars build tents – no joke, they really do.  They weave a silk web on the branches of trees which works and is shaped like a tent.  Inside the tent there are different chambers with thick and thin walls for regulating temperature.  Each

Sandhill Plum Blooms – These are the spring blooms of the Sandhill Plum.  This tree is small and bears little red plums in early summer that are sour-sweetish.  In the spring, these small white flowers bloom and then become the plums. Do you see the bee that

Blood Moon – The night sky is one of the best things about living in the country.  Without city lights to compete, the moon and stars are so bright they seem close enough to touch.  And when the moon is full it is seems almost alive.  Full moons