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The Swale Doing Its Swale-ing
An important part of a healthy nature ecosystem, which is what I am trying to construct here, is some sort of reliable water source for wildlife. That could be as simple as shallow water containers elevated and on the ground for birds and other critters, or a more complex pond system. I don’t know which Continue reading
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Science Is Happening Here
My education was in the biological/medical sciences, and even though I have long been out of the profession, that hasn’t taken away my interest and instincts. “Citizen science” or “community science” is important in a number of fields, and one of my earliest experiences of that was using the app iNaturalist. The first step for Continue reading
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Some Good Rain News For A Change
I have reported before of disruptive rain events. But today I wanted to share a picture of the garden after a night of rain (0.5 inches) that was not harsh or flooding. As far as I can tell, everything got a good soaking, but is still where it’s supposed to be! Continue reading
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Digging A Swale
At some point I’d like to have an ecosystem pond here if there is enough room, but it’s probably going to be at least a year until I’m ready to research and create that if it seems doable. Meanwhile, in the time I have been here since February 2023 I have been studying the way Continue reading
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Another Disruptive Rain Event
Apparently I have a history of causing flooding rain events to occur just after I have sown seeds. It happened six days after I seeded native grasses in the spring, and this week the day after seeding wildflowers in my front lawn (which was also two days after leveling the front lawn with extra soil Continue reading
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We Finally Got Rain
Seguin got a good soaking on Thursday, which was sorely needed. Continue reading
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Improving Erosion Control?
Since I moved here in February, there have been two significant water events when rain fell hard enough to move soil around. The second event last month allowed me to deduce more precisely how water moves across this property. In short, looking out into the back yard from the house, heavy rainfall moves from back Continue reading
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Things I Learned After Heavy Rain
Some basic things about this lot that I cannot change: These next photos are of the left and right boundaries to our lot. Things that I saw after we had a day of heavy rain following weeks of drought (i.e., the ground was dry and hard): Future things that I can consider doing: Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
Rewilding My Lot 