This month is a time for remembering. For some of the youngest among us, it is a time for remembering everything you studied this year as you take the various final exams which punctuate the final days of the school year. For some of our kids, it is a time for looking ahead to summer […]

I often use a phrase that I have come to dislike, and that phrase is ‘move the needle.’ At first glance it seems innocent enough, a phrase that should not really be causing anyone any harm or anxiety. I believe I found it through media about basketball, such as when my favorite team made a […]

This time of year marks the start of our beach-nesting bird monitoring season and also spring migration. Gulf Coast Bird Observatory will be monitoring for nesting Wilson’s Plovers and Least Terns within Brazoria County and Matagorda County. Both of these species are protected by the Migratory Bird Act and are considered species of high concern […]

Cold Weather and Northers Behind Us Greetings from the island everyone. I hope that all of you are doing very well and taking advantage of this nice Spring weather that we have been having lately. As I sit outside on the porch this morning having my second cup of coffee, the sun is already shining […]

Making Changes They say there are certain kinds of wisdom that comes with both age and experience, and although the word ‘wisdom’ seems like we are talking about some mystical and mysterious knowledge, there is indeed a correlation between living through something and knowing how to better handle it. For the last few years (if […]