Minimally Digital, A (Wet) April Outdoors

“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” ~ Langston Hughes

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Leaf-hoarding. Still at it.
(That’s 35 bags’ worth, in case you were curious.)

Well, hello, Little Fella!
First creek gator sighting of the year

Guess who’s a teenager now?
(Hint: It’s not the bald guy)

Future ornithologist?
Releasing a Common Yellowthroat after banding

This Cooper’s Hawk crashed the Warbler party
and everyone went home.

The drainage ditch near home is a favorite
for daily bird walks.

Our first Monarch Butterfly emerges indoors!
(Not shown, the dozens of caterpillars who died
because we ran out of milkweed.)

Always wanted a close-up of Anhinga

Too much rain has had the Brazos River
out of its banks. So much for this hike…

A full creek after a foot of rainfall

Texas ‘Rain Gauge’
All that sky water fell in the course of a morning!

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Don’t worry, peeps. We are high and dry.

Bird count: 191 Species