Tag Archives: Dallas

The environmental side of Zipcar’s expansion in Dallas.

As seen in the Katy Trail Weekly: I’m on the fence with Zipcar. If you haven’t heard, Zipcar, “Wheels when you want them” is expanding to downtown Dallas. As an alternative to car ownership, Zipcar provides vehicles to monthly paying … Continue reading

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We all have a feral cat problem.

As seen in the Katy Trail Weekly: It’s clear, we have a kitty problem. There’s not a day that goes by I don’t see one of our city’s thousands of feral cats. Feral cats are house cats gone wild. Originating … Continue reading

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The Dallas quail turns out to be…

Today marks the first day of quail season here in Texas. Seems right that I found out the story and fate of my female Bobwhite quail in the heart of Dallas. A few weeks ago I wrote about my rare … Continue reading

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A bobwhite quail in Dallas?!

There I was last week, standing just a few blocks off the Katy Trail, staring eye to eye with a species that has been in a “sharp decline throughout the past half-century”. The Northern Bobwhite, startled at first by the … Continue reading

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When did dog poo become so complicated?

I recently began writing weekly articles for a local paper and thought I would share some of them on my blog as well. When I post one of these articles you will see the “A version of this published in … Continue reading

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A killdeer adds excitement with their “broken wing”.

I loaded up my small brown pal, Miss Beaker, and headed to the closest lake. Although I can’t cool off from the heat with a dip in the White Rock Lake murky waters, Beaker can. We arrived just as the … Continue reading

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Where is my swimmable water?

Since I moved to Dallas in July of 2012, one thing has been lacking in my local outdoor adventures. Swimmable water. It’s not for lack of looking and trying either as I’ve investigated most of the local lakes and rivers. … Continue reading

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Springtime in the outdoors.

Springtime Springtime Springtime! Here in Dallas, Texas it has not been my favorite Spring due to the temperature. We were often teased with warm days followed by deep freezes. My thermostat was all over the place! But I think we … Continue reading

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The ants go marching one by one…

‘Tis the season. The season of plants budding, warm weather returning, spring showers and the dreaded ants. For the past few weeks I have experienced an ant brigade in my house. Small black ants in my coffee, in the keyboard … Continue reading

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Street artists always inspire me.

I always stop. Every time I walk by a street performer of any kind I can’t help but cross the street and make my way over to them. No matter what they are doing, I’m curious to find out more. … Continue reading

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