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Watch your tail!

30 June 200930 June 2009 Mashkioya Leave a comment

Ziphen Central – Seeking Wisdom and Sublimity

We found this fine and unusually large specimen of a Mediterranean gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) in our attic yesterday. Unfortunately, as I was releasing him our cat Gator suddenly appeared and pursued the poor lizard, chasing him through a fence. He made it out with his life, but the cat got ahold of his elegant tail, which she proceeded to eat. I know geckos are made to release their tails to distract predators, but I felt sorry for him all the same. But he will grow another one eventually, though perhaps not as perfect as the first.

The Champion Pecan Tree

29 June 200929 June 2009 Mashkioya Leave a comment

Ziphen Central – Seeking Wisdom and Sublimity

This is the biggest pecan tree in Texas, which grows not far from where we live. Finally, after living out here fourteen years, we found time to go see it!

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The tree is on private property, but the folks who own it are kind enough to let people come and see it. The tree is 90 feet tall, and has a trunk diameter of nearly seven feet. It has been estimated to be from 900 to 1,100 years old.

Brazos River Canoe Trip

13 June 200922 January 2012 Mashkioya Leave a comment

My dad and I went canoeing yesterday on a stretch of the river we hadn’t ever been on before. There was a bit more humanity out there than we had bargained for (it was Friday, after all), but the small fish nibbling at my feet during lunch and the brief sightings of gar in the shallow water made up for that, as well as the numerous egrets, herons, and hawks that we saw while paddling.

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Canoeing the Brazos

13 June 200822 January 2012 Mashkioya Leave a comment

These are some pictures from a recent canoe trip on the part of the Brazos River which snakes through the southwestern corner of Parker County.

The river

The River

Click beetle

A click beetle

Beaver

My first beaver sighting!

A bowl of yellows

12 January 200822 January 2012 Mashkioya Leave a comment

A bowl of yellows

Yellows, anyone? Although my family insists these citrus fruits are oranges, I cannot see the logic in calling them such if their color does not agree. Maybe I should try that next time I’m down in Mexico; I’ve seen lots of yellow oranges down there. ¿Quieres un amarillo?