2010 Gardens Update

It’s been a little while since my last post. Forgive me, as I’ve been busy. The semester ended, and just afterward, I spent a week visiting family out of state.

Best of Texas Backyard Habitat

For this Earth Day 2010, I am making a commitment to get my backyard certified as a Best of Texas Backyard Habitat.

Thankfully, I have about .8 acre, so it will be relatively easy to meet the requirements of the certification program.

The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

Man, I can’t believe it’s turned up! A friend of mine found this video hosted online, and it was one of the Wittenberg University Geology Department favorites. I don’t know anyone who’s seen this who doesn’t have fond memories of the hapless canoeist jumping randomly through time and having all sorts of adventures in the glacial and modern Great Lakes.

Mammoth Cave National Park, KY





For my second anniversary, my wife and I went to Mammoth Cave National Park.  Overall it was a good trip.  My only complaint relates to the HEAVY horse use this park gets…the horses destroy the trails at stream crossings and other wet spots.

Feral Bottles


IMG_0527, originally uploaded by mtbikernate.

Ever wondered what happened to those plastic soda and water bottles all those yummy beverages come in? Well, look no further than your local wildlands. I captured this scene in Texas along the Trinity River…a bit downstream from Dallas. This opossum was chewing the bottles to put holes in them, then lapping up the sweet residue from inside.