A paved path runs near our house where we frequently walk. There’s a spot where the trail goes between the DART light rail tracks and the parking lot of an apartment complex. Here, along the fence line and beneath the bushes and in the storm drains, we sometimes see stray cats that run away theContinue reading “Ghost, Gift, & Grim: A Tale of Three Black Cats (And Why You Need One of Them in Your Life)”
Category Archives: Wildlife
Diary of a Wildlife Rehabber
This week marks the one year anniversary of my first volunteer shift with the North Texas Wildlife Center. One year ago, I could not recognize the cries of a baby squirrel or identify opossum poop by its smell. One year ago, I didn’t know what an anhinga was. One year ago, I had never heldContinue reading “Diary of a Wildlife Rehabber”
Patience, Perseverance, and a Little Luck
I’m standing on the Congress Avenue bridge in downtown Austin, leaning against the metal railing still warm from the just-set sun. Cars, bicycle cabs, and scooters whiz by behind me, but my eyes are focused on the water below, where kayaks of all colors gather and turn and spin like moths drawn to a neonContinue reading “Patience, Perseverance, and a Little Luck”
