Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

Just a few miles northeast of Surfside Beach, you will find Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. We actually visited this location twice because we enjoyed the auto tour so much, and had some extra time our last day at Surfside Beach. There were a lot of birds, and we found a slew of alligators! Definitely worth…

Feeling Thankful

We recently returned from a road trip down to the Texas coast and into mid-Texas to visit family. Blessed with safety, good weather and good health. Enjoyed beach walk sunrises, sunsets and discovered few hidden (and not so hidden) alligators on our nature explorations! I will share more in future posts. Happy Thanksgiving! Alligator snooze…

Gateway Arch National Park, St Louis, MO

The final national park that we visited on our road trip this spring was Gateway Arch. We added it to the itinerary when we realized it was literally on our way home! The hope was that we would get an early check in at our hotel and have the afternoon to explore the park. Not…

So much going on

There is so much going on around me that steals my attention and my thoughts. I don’t like getting distracted. But I am reminded that I only need to look around me to find beautiful things. And this is worth getting distracted for. Happy Wednesday my friends 😊

Cool photo of the day

I almost overlooked this little green fellow. What a unique beauty! And when I look closely, I believe he has tiny little cricket wings to help him fly! Just because you seem to blend in, doesn’t mean you can’t stand out.