As we start to wind down for the end of the year, I become very reflective to what I have learned, the lessons and beauty in nature, when God shows off His glory in the midst of the challenges of life, the ultimate human experience. I stand and know it is all about the attitude of gratitude and choosing to find beauty in all things no matter what the obstacles. During this Christmas holiday, we...
The winter season always delights us with such amazing birds that visit our yard. We have a new red-bellied woodpecker that we had been noticing. He is different because his torso is shorter compared to our resident red-bellied woodpeckers, Woody and Wilma. I am not sure if this sweet bird is one of their kids from this past summer or simply a new wildlife friend. Either way, he is gorgeous and...
Check out our gorgeous junior red-tailed hawk that loves to visit our yard. I have named him Talon. It appears he has claimed this area has his territory. I also believe this is one of Titan and Tiberius’ babies from this summer. Talon is not a baby anymore. He has made himself king of the birds here. He usually is darting through our yard, jumping in and out of our bushes, or flying around...
I am beyond excited to be working on my 2nd wildlife children’s book about a gentle baby squirrel, that I have named Sadie. She has an amazing story that I can’t wait to share her pure cuteness with everyone. Tonight, I am drawing (really sketching out) pages 2 and 3 for our illustrator to transform. As I go through all my pictures of Sadie and the characters in this book, I am just...
It is Thanksgiving Day where we can be with family and gather around amazing food. This time of year Hallie Bunny goes on her fall/winter adventure so we don’t see her as much yet she is always in my heart. I am so thankful for her. She loves the sweet potato vines we plant for her so I thought I would share this sweet picture of her on this special day. Hoppy Thanksgiving Everyone! KAPOW...
You gotta love, our Texas weather. It is constantly changing. This particular day was really warm for November and all the insects were back out and flying around. Of course I love seeing all the ladybugs gracing us with their pure cuteness. They are also so beneficial to have around. They were landing on my arm and enjoying all the flowers that are still in bloom. This sweet yellow critter is a...
On Sunday, I was out in our patio area cleaning up from a neighborhood gathering we had at our house the night before. I came across a Monarch butterfly that has just transformed and had fallen to the ground from his chrysalis shell somewhere, not sure where. He was on the ground struggling to get up. His wings were still wet so he didn’t have the wing lift and balance to walk over to a...
This is the month where we see everyone decorating their yards to include faux spiderwebs for Halloween. I love everyone’s creativity. The fall season is a wonderful time of year. The cool crisp air, the gentle warmth of the sun on your face and the falling leaves. I decided to enjoy the glorious weather this past Saturday morning and I notice a gorgeous homemade spiderweb created by the...
I love our great state of Texas. And one of the reasons is our Texas state butterfly is the Monarch butterfly. I have been planting milkweed in our yard for a couple of years now. It has truly been a learning experience. It can be a roller coaster of a ride when observing their life cycle up close but the rewards are so great. They are pure joy to have in our yard. This year our Monarch...
We have a small water feature/pond in our yard and I started seeing what looked like water spiders swimming around in the water. I tried researching to find out what kind of spider that would live and breathe in water. Nothing came up in my research to truly confirm what these interesting creatures were. Well come to find out, long story short, they are immature dragonflies (nymphs) in the water...