Each year here in Texas we are visited by a group of wonderful lizards that run on our fence, climb our outside walls, sunbathe on plants and plant pots and generally keep us entertained with their bright green antics… We have always known these little green critters as Texas Green Anole lizards but their real [...]

When most people think of Cleveland, Ohio, the instant picture is of a grimy rust-belt city that has long and gray winters. However, just several miles south of the city limits, you can find one of the nicest national parks in the country. The Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area was designated by then- President Gerald [...]

If you live here in Fort Worth or the greater metroplex you might think that the zoo is the best place to learn about wildlife and local flora, but there is an alternative… We first discovered the Fort Worth Nature Center back in March when we found two baby opossums in our back yard; The [...]

Butterflies are just about everyone’s favorite little bug. Thought to be a good omen and known as a hugely important part of the eco-system, butterflies symbolize and inspire a general happiness wherever they are seen. With the rapid decrease of available natural land for butterflies to frolic around and reproduce on making a butterfly garden [...]

I feel so very blessed to be able to intertwine my art with such a beautiful venue as the Gallery at Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park. Not only is it beautiful, they work very hard to support our environment. My work will be on exhibition beginning March 22 and ending July 31, 2010. There [...]

How about using a living tree as your Christmas Tree this year. I am talking about an in the pot, alive when you decorate it, alive at the end of the holidays tree. Living Christmas trees are becoming more popular because of their many advantages over other types of Christmas trees. Some of the biggest [...]

This work is a collaborative effort between Karen and I. Our inspiration, the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly and the beautifully intricate passion flower.  We have so many of these Fritillary Butterflies in our side yard, the reason we have them, is because we have several passion vines planted. These butterfly lay their eggs on the leaves [...]