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When Nature Comes to Visit
“Be careful what you wish for.” Most of us are familiar with this phrase. Most of us also have first-hand knowledge of the hard truth of the phrase. And yet, we still wish. If you have read my previous posts, … Continue reading
Posted in environment, Uncategorized
Tagged chickens, Cooper's Hawk, Eastern Red Cedar, nature, squirrel
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Observations
Since this process is a leave-it-alone-and-see-what-happens sort of thing, it occurred to me (right after Regina suggested it) that some observations might be in order. So here goes: We seem to have fewer butterflies and dragonflies this year. That is … Continue reading
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Tagged bluebirds, butterflies, CoCoRahs, dragonflies, grasshoppers, hawk, mallards, pear tree, skunks, spiny lizards, wildflowers, wrens
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Leave It As It Is
The title of this post is part of a quote from Theodore Roosevelt, which in its entirety says, “Leave it as it is. The ages have been working on it and man can only mar it.” This is our new … Continue reading
Various Up-Dates and Statistics
I realized recently that it has been a while (10 months) since I have written in this chronicle. I have no excuses, but I do have some reasons. When you are writing about the growth of vegetation and the development … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, butterflies, canada geese, Cornell University, ducks, maple tree, Master Naturalist, rain, vegetation
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Some Progress
A little more than a year ago (August 18, 2017) I began this chronicle type of blogging to keep track of the purpose, processes, and progress towards changing our property from a manipulated and manicured piece of land back to … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, dragonfly, Laura Bush, natural pasture, peach tree, plum tree, sun flowers, Texan by Nature
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The Next Chapter
It is time once again to update our progress on the conversion of our property. We still feel very strongly about the need to return our pastures to their original, natural condition. Come along with us as we detail our … Continue reading
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Tagged biologist, conservation, mexican plum, native plants, pecan tree, persimmon, poppies, redbud, side oats gramma, sumac, wildflowers
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Pasture Management
As part of our commitment to keeping our environment as healthy as possible, we have, for many years, rotated our fiber animals (plus two donkeys and a miniature horse) between two pastures. This rotation helps each pasture recuperate for a … Continue reading
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Tagged donkey, environment, goats, miniature horse, pastures, wildflowers
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