After the days of toad “busy-ness,” we sat out on the back porch drinking our morning coffee and watched a lone toad slowly hop toward the front. I’m sure I heard it saying, “My work here is done.”

Near the end of a very hot, dry summer, the Blanco River still looks impressive, even with its diminished flow. The rain in late August was a welcome sight—and a good sign…

Dragonflies were the first winged insect to evolve 300 million years ago. Their four wings are 2-5 inches long now, but back then, they were 2-4 feet long.

They appear every night in the near perfect dark of the valley. They run a chill down your spine.

The new River Recharge Natural Area is San Marcos’ seventh natural area, and plans call for this new trail eventually to tie into a planned circum-city trail system.

See those shoe insoles floating in my bird watering station? This morning, there they were…. So how did they go for a swim? I’ll wait while you think.