Thoughts about nature and humanity, art and the wilderness experience.

Good Morning, Owl

Good Morning, Owl

I did not grow up in a city. For the past twenty-five years, however, I’ve lived in one. Two different cities, not very large, but large enough for this wild...

Good Morning, Owl

I did not grow up in a city. For the past twenty-five years, however, I’ve lived in one. Two different cities, not very large, but large enough for this wild...

Land as Family

Land as Family

My childhood and adolescence were firmly rooted in the more-than-human. I truly have my dad to thank for that, whose commitment to conserving wildlife in our state for the first...

Land as Family

My childhood and adolescence were firmly rooted in the more-than-human. I truly have my dad to thank for that, whose commitment to conserving wildlife in our state for the first...

Aging (Gracefully?), Part One

Aging (Gracefully?), Part One

It’s dark outside, and rain has been pouring down for a few hours now. Much-needed rain for West Texas. Thunder crashes and lightning flashes, intensifying the thrill of the storm....

Aging (Gracefully?), Part One

It’s dark outside, and rain has been pouring down for a few hours now. Much-needed rain for West Texas. Thunder crashes and lightning flashes, intensifying the thrill of the storm....