Tag Archives: Texas
What the Fracking?
Lately, you can’t read a newspaper or watch the news without seeing something about fracking. Even a nearby city, Denton, made some big moves this past week passing a fracking ban with 59 percent of the votes. Areas in California … Continue reading
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
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
A conference full of tips, insight and inspiration.
Many months back I decided to invest in attending a conference. I use the word invest because it didn’t come cheap and I was going in blind, not knowing much about what it is or how successful it was. From … Continue reading
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
A weekend in Amarillo with family to refresh.
I find it hard at home to relax because my brain will not shut off, and I’m constantly thinking about what I should be doing: work on this project, do this on the computer, write this, clean that… etc. Similarly, … Continue reading
A short trip to Austin.
Last Thursday/Friday I took a short trip to Austin for a one day meeting. I’ve only been to Austin one other time and it was for a very memorable New Year’s Eve celebration with some of my besties. I was … Continue reading