Spring and Gardening in the Air Greetings from the island everyone. As I sit here at my little kitchen table the morning of the second week of March, I am happy to know that Spring is only a few weeks away. But as I speak, Mother Nature is on the verge of reminding me that […]

It’s hard to say what the future holds… If we could, we’d all be happier or so we tell ourselves, we’d all be in the right place at the right time: The right job, the right relationship, the right area. If we could see the future we could see the best and worst choices we […]

 We at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory are surveying for non-breeding shorebirds along Matagorda Beach, Bryan Beach, Quintana Beach, Surfside Beach, and Follet’s Island. After one more month of this, we will begin surveying for beach nesting birds. Our target species are Piping Plover, Snowy Plover, Red Knot, Black Skimmer, and American Oystercatcher. Along with these […]

My heart is very burdened for the people of Ukraine. As I watch the war accounts, my heart breaks for those who, at no apparent fault of their own, are in danger of losing their homeland, their homes, and many are losing their lives as well. I, like most of you, am inspired by the […]

Ten Years… Ten years can make all the difference in the world, it can be the distance between eras in history or our personal lives. In this case, it has been ten years since I started writing for the Dolphin Talk and I got to be in the lives of you lovely people for the […]