Photo by Russ Rogers The oasis has had its fair share of rain lately, and seems to me like a snake-infested jungle. Only slight exaggeration...

As if the treacherous road and plague of mosquitoes weren't bad enough, rattlesnakes have become a recent problem. Today a visitor came ...

I arrived at the oasis at daylight yesterday to service hummingbird feeders and water trees. But foremost on my mind was checking my trail c...

Today was a killer day. The bobcat rental doesn't open until 8 AM, and by the time my son (Eric) got it loaded on his trailer, and we go...

Driving in to the oasis Sunday evening was scary. Before going to his accomodations at Terlingua Ranch Lodge, Mike Dory followed me in. Othe...

My largest group ever, 44 Texas Master Naturalists, visited my ponds in Alpine today. I thought it would be a bit boring for them, but it wa...

Some of the happiest years in my life were spent helping Kelly Bryan band hummingbirds. At the time, it was quite hard work, so I didn't...

It's hard to tell, because these photos were taken in different lights, and the "after" photo was taken with my cell phone, bu...

I received several rather lewd emails from a stranger, mentioning among other things, my being alone at the oasis. The world isn't the s...

It seems whenever I'm ready to quit, the universe provides a boost. Mike and Kitta Dory heard my pain, and Mike drove from San Angelo ye...