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Dairy Confusion: What IS Milk?

Posted on December 22, 2016August 30, 2017 by Shannon

A soft comparison of dairy milk and alternative nut milks. It should placed in grocery stores everywhere, you know, to avoid confusion.

Posted in Food, NatureTagged Animal ethics, Animal liberation, Babies, Cow, Dairy, Homemade milk, Making soy milk, Top Posts, Vegan, Vegan Ethic, Veganism13 Comments

Minimizing The Digital Life: DirtNKids Favorite Apps

Posted on December 16, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Here is a longish post about my favorite 7 smartphone apps and how I modified my old van for digital. Come see!

Posted in Birds, Living, NatureTagged Digital modification, iBird Pro, Minivan, Paperless, Podcast, Smartphone Apps, SmugMug, Soundcloud, Waze, WordPress15 Comments

A Lesson in ‘Can’t’

Posted on December 15, 2016November 15, 2020 by Shannon

How 'I Can't' turned into 'you better believe I can!' And a rockin' garden space with minimal work. Come see.

Posted in Gardening, LivingTagged Lasagna Garden, Leaves, Martial arts, School gardens, Soil, Winter1 Comment

Black Friday Beachin’ It

Posted on November 26, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

A few photos (and one video) from the Thanksgiving break.

Posted in Family, Living, NatureTagged 17th Street Jetty, Beach, Birding, Bolivar Flats, Thanksgiving5 Comments

Nature Therapy: Wild Goose Chase

Posted on November 13, 2016November 29, 2020 by Shannon

A break from the madness, we return to nature to heal our spirits and to chase some birds.

Posted in Birds, Family, Insects, Nature, ReptilesTagged Anahuac NWR, Bald Cypress, Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Double-crested cormorant, Marsh wren, Photography, Praying Mantis, Rat snake, Red-tailed Hawk, Sandhill Crane3 Comments

The End of ‘Disposable Male Chicks’ Probable

Posted on November 9, 2016September 24, 2025 by Shannon

Finally. A solution to all those unwanted babies for the trash may be at hand.

Posted in Animals, Birds, Living, NatureTagged Babies, Egg, Vegan, Vegan Ethic, Veganism5 Comments

You, Me, Life, And This Blog

Posted on October 14, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Catching up with my bloggy peeps. Caution: Spidey and scary clown alert!!

Posted in Children, Insects, Nature, Trees4 Comments

Going To Church

Posted on September 27, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Praise, awe, and morality do not necessarily require a weekly visit to a building with walls, concrete parking spaces, and air-conditioning.

Posted in Birds, Gardening, Living, NatureTagged Birding, Brazoria NWR, Brazos Bend State Park, Farm Co-op, Fawn, Osprey, Ox Beetle Larva, Reddish Egret, White-tailed deer, Wildflowers3 Comments

Top 15: The (Analog) Things We Did Summer 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

With only 20 days left until school starts, here are the things we did during our summer off-line, devoid of pricey summer camps or a family vacation.

Posted in Animals, Birds, Children, NatureTagged Babies, Birding, Fawn, Guinea pig, Pups, Summer, White-tailed deer11 Comments

Once In a Strawberry Moon (Sound!)

Posted on June 20, 2016December 19, 2021 by Shannon

Last seen in 1967.

Posted in Living, NatureTagged Frog, Full moon, Solstice, Soundcloud, Summer2 Comments

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