Summer flowers create a mood of vibrancy. They are grown in combinations so that they create a beautiful setting in bright colors. The summer flowers we have here in the UK can put a smile on anyones face. The summer flowers burst with color, fragrance and vibrancy. With summer flowers around, there is […]
Fire is one of the most destructive forces of nature. It knows no limits when it is raging out of control and it mindlessly destroys almost anything in its path. Homes, people, businesses, forests, and wildlife are all at risk if they are any where near a fire that is raging out of control. As […]
Camping - it’s a brute necessity, and one of the most refined and civilized of pleasures. Our remote ancestors would never have survived and evolved without the ability to build strong and protective shelters in the wild - the wiliness and courage to gather or track down their food - and, perhaps most of all, […]
The entire state of Florida has been sitting on pins and needles for the past week while they have waited for tropical storm Fay to play her self out. She has definitely taken her own sweet time making her way in and over the state only to leave and come back again and again and […]
Since the beginning of time humans have been attracted to water for many reasons. The most obvious attraction to fresh water is the fact that we must ingest it to be able to survive. We can not normally go more than several days without it before we become so dehydrated that we can not function […]
Last week when tropical storm Fay finally hit the Florida coastline there was relief because she never really reached the status of a hurricane. Although she did do damage that consisted of downed power lines and some wind damage, the majority of the problem she created was from the almost never ending rainfall that continues […]
Mount Bonnell is one of the most historic as well as highest parks in the Austin area, and has been a popular spot for hikers, nature lovers and campers since the mid-1800s. The “mount” for which the park is named is a natural limestone formation and the park is also called Covert Park and is […]
Birds really are great fun and bird watching is just a great way to get out of the house and into the country to enjoy a wilder environment. And you get the added benefit of seeing all the local birds in the area you visit.
When you see birds flying around and doing what birds […]
There is hardly any kind of body of water that people do not use for their enjoyment or in making a living somehow. Even the smallest of creeks and streams can be used to swim or wade in during the hot summer months. The rivers of our country are filled with boaters, swimmers, skiers, and […]
While it seems that many parts of the country are still suffering from droughts, although some not quite so severe as last year, the southeastern United States is still behind in normal amounts of rainfall in many places. This however has not been the case for some other parts of the country like the Midwest […]
