Our Neighbors, After the Hailstorm
Last night we got more rain, an intense late afternoon downpour along with some big hailstones. After such rains, we’re careful to avoid churning up the trails if they are […]
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Moths and Their Yuccas
Spring unfolds between March and June, starting with early flowers and bare trees budding. Then the trees get their leaves and a different set of flowers have their day. Now
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Merryhill’s Kids on a Cloudy Day
I liked the kids from the day I had taken a few snakes to talk to them at their school about the ecological value of snakes and how to be
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Combs and Galls But No Wasps
We had a walk on January 25th that was so good that we wanted to go on and on. There were seven people, not counting me, and we had a
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Nature Neighbors in November
A monthly event that the Friends provide is “Know Your Nature Neighbors.” There are plenty of other-than-human neighbors at the preserve, and also the human neighbors who get together to
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October Mindfulness
Six of us met on a warm, droughty but beautiful Sunday the 27th. We were there to practice mindfulness and do some nature journaling. Greg, Amy, and Michelle were new
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Just How Dry?
I walked the preserve yesterday from about 10:45am to noon, and it’s very dry. I visited NOAA’s drought page to see what it says about how Tarrant County is doing.
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A Muggy Mindful Morning
Mindfulness walks can be good, even on a muggy morning like we had on August 24th. I got to the preserve at 7:40am and the Weather Underground said it was
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Mindful of the North Pond, July 27
This morning at 8:00 the air was soft and humid but still fairly cool as we gathered to practice mindfulness and nature journaling. I was delighted to have Rosealin, Glenn,
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Delightful Things on Six or More Legs
Just before 8:00am on July 13, there was a cloudless blue sky over the preserve and both the temperature and the humidity were in the 70’s. The air had a