— Located in southwest Austin, Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve is an oasis in the middle of the city. Just minutes from downtown, this preserve can make you feel like you are miles from traffic. When you couple that with recent … Read More

— The Amazon rainforest (or Amazonia) covers most of the Amazon River basin in South America and is distributed across nine nations. Brazil contains the largest portion of that rainforest with nearly 60% of its entirety. Not only is the … Read More

— Located just about 1.5 hours from Austin, Texas, the Longhorn Cavern State Park is a cave that offers tours and hiking opportunities to anyone interested in the geology of Texas. The cave facilities are another example of the Civilian … Read More

— On June 8 we celebrate World Oceans Day. The United Nations (UN) proclaimed this year’s theme as “The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods.” To call attention to what covers 70% of the planet is evident in present times. Sometimes people … Read More

— Here’s another Blue Dasher dragonfly weaving in and out of some aquatic plants in the pond where last week’s workshop took place. I am especially fond of this photo because of its composition. Instead of the minimalist background of … Read More

— June is Pride month. To celebrate all LGBTQIA+ community and couple that with my love for nature, I decided to do this Pride in Nature post. It combines my passion for nature (e.g., wildlife and flowers) with the rainbow … Read More

— Before I photographed flying dragonflies, the workshop I attended last weekend had our group photograph bees in flight. Here are two shots I made among several others. We were in a large field of wildflowers, and it seemed that … Read More

— As I worked on these photos of a Blue Dasher dragonfly, I couldn’t help but think of the Olympic ski jumping sport. Take a look at how these dragonfly retract their legs as they fly. This past weekend I … Read More

— On our last trip to Big Bend NP, the scenery was quite different from previous visits. Even though it was late September, contrary to what one would expect for end-of-summer vistas, we found the park blooming everywhere we went. … Read More

— In order to accommodate the large number of pilgrims who visit the Sanctuary of Fátima, Portugal, the Basilica of the Holy Trinity was built across from the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary. It was obvious that on … Read More

When we visited Portugal in 2018, we had several cities and sites we were certain we would want to visit. Besides the historical connection to Brazil, there were some specific cities in our list where we knew we would make … Read More

— After six and a half long years, we finally spent a few days revisiting one of the most scenic state parks in Texas: Caprock Canyons SP. Located towards the Texas panhandle, Caprock Canyons SP is known for its rock … Read More