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Teach the Children Well

Recently my boys and I decided to create art from nature found objects.  We made little paintbrushes from dried, stripped and frayed yucca leaves, paste from ground mesquite beans, and textures from leaves, fibers and dirt.  We smashed up and…

Verge of Extinction; Self-Love

One day I decided to give the boys some home lessons on American plants and animals that are endangered and on the brink extinction.  We learned about the American chestnut tee (and its revival), the Texas Golden Gladecress, the Crimson…

Know your Nature

I am continuously enamored and inspired by the diverse beauty and intelligence of the natural world.  I spend most of my time outside, on a mountain, in my garden, at the park.  I study the behavior of plants and animals.…