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A good group of people came out for the program on Bats of the Area, at Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve. Kate Rugroden of Bat World Sanctuary talked about their natural history and then as night fell, Ellen Ravkind and Anne Alderfer demonstrated some listening equipment that can identify them.

Led a couple of groups of kids on walks, together with another volunteer, finding this yellow and black garden spider among other things. I love how often somebody in that group asks a good question, revealing a real interest in nature.

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About our "adventure walks" and those Letters to Nature Kids...

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Get these photos!

Meghan has made a number of the photos from "Mindfulness in Texas Nature available. You can buy them at wildcarrotphotography.darkroom.com, either framed, unframed, or on fine art canvas.

I'm proud of my writing for this book but I can't imagine it without the photos.

I write a Substack in which I talk about how kids and adults interact with and can benefit from nature. There is discussion of mindfulness and narratives about places and species. I hope you'll have a look. Mostly free, with a little encouragement of paid subscriptions if you'd like.

The spring emergence of oak leaves! (Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve, Arlington TX)

A new issue of the re-named "Letters to Nature Folks," an short, informal, free pdf download addressed to older kids and adults. This one including the Northern Mockingbird, the Mournful Thyris moth, and a Double-Crested Cormorant.
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An afternoon of nature and imagination

(Hat tip to Rebecca Solnit)

A little walk at Tandy Hills Natural Area today, listening to crows and looking at prairie grasses and junipers, etc.

I'd love to see you at Wild Birds Unlimited in Keller, TX on December 14. It is a mindfulness talk and book event - I'll show lots of Meghan Cassidy's photos from the book and talk about mindfulness and the places we visited. I'll also have a few copies of the book.
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Giving a talk (and will have books) this Saturday morning at 10 at flowermound.wbu.com. Mindfulness when birding or just quietly being in nature.