Month: March 2020

• The Racer and the Jump to Light Speed

  This article originally appeared in The Great Rattlesnake Highway blog. There was once a time when I could chase down an Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer. Well, if it was on a flat surface … maybe if I had a head start. Probably not now, unless my head start was that I was allowed to grab it […]

  Michael Smith

  March 30, 2020

  In the Field

  Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer, Snakes

• Benefits of Nature: Notes from One Study

  This is another blog entry that is “off the beaten path,” but I’m looking at some of the studies on benefits of time spent in nature (as well as mindfulness), and you are welcome to come along for the ride. Mayer, F.S., Frantz, C.M., Bruehlman-Senecal, E., & K. Dolliver. 2009. Why is Nature Beneficial? The […]

  Michael Smith

  March 27, 2020

  Nature and Health

• The Cloud Castles of Heaven, Seen From the Texas Plains

  Or, in Plain English, a Visit to Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Last month, Meghan Cassidy, Paul Mendoza and I visited the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge for two days, a brief trip in search of open skies, prairie, and Sandhill Cranes. It was part of a project in which I am writing about mindfully spending time […]

  Michael Smith

  March 20, 2020

  In the Field, Mindfulness

  High Plains, Meadowlarks, Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, Northern Harriers, Sandhill Cranes