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I take it as evidence of the intrinsic joy most children take in wild nature that one of the first words our daughter has learned is “backpack,” for th…
Christopher Brown
Aug 2 1
Saturday morning I took the dogs out at sunup to enjoy the cooler air the hurricane winds had brought. We followed the old right of way behind the door…
Christopher Brown
Jul 26
I spotted the first chile pequin plant of the summer in our yard on Tuesday. It’s in a particularly feral corner of the lot, growing up out of some dum…
Christopher Brown
Jul 19
We’ve stayed close to home this week, digging our way out of the work that piled up after nine days at the beach, and avoiding unnecessary excursions o…
Christopher Brown
Jul 12
The first time I came to Port Aransas, I found the bayside nature preserve by following the simple rule of walking away from where everyone else is goi…
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Jul 5 1
“There is no such thing as an empty lot.” So baby and I learned yesterday, sneaking through this feral patch of industrial park. We are deeper in the f…
Christopher Brown
Jun 28
Monday morning baby and I walked down to the river and came upon this juvenile green heron chilling by a little backwater where they used to dredge gra…
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Jun 21 1
I put some trailcams out the week before last, the first time I’ve done that in a couple of months. I found a dead armadillo in the yard one morning at…
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Jun 14
Reading stories of braver solos
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Jun 7 2
Friday afternoon, in the heart of downtown Austin, I was attacked by wild animals. It was my first trip into our central business district since early …
Christopher Brown
May 31
Field Notes from from a Memorial Day road trip, with time travel
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May 25 2
I am in transit through the Tropic of Kansas this morning, so please watch this space tomorrow (Monday) for a special three-day weekend edition of Fiel…
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May 24
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