Wild About The Gap

08/25/2026

This little baby is having fun

08/21/2026

Feel Good Friday: The Lost Art of Porch Sitting

Porch sitting should be a Texas pastime. There’s something about sitting on a porch that just feels different. Maybe it’s the slower pace. Maybe it’s the breeze. Maybe it’s watching the world go by without feeling like you have to go anywhere. My husband and I both grew up in the country, but like so many country kids, we didn’t fully appreciate it when we were young....

Porch sitting should be a Texas pastime. There’s something about sitting on a porch that just feels different. Maybe it’s the slower pace. Maybe it’s the breeze. Maybe it’s watching the world go by…

08/14/2026

A Life Measured in Moments

Lately, I’ve found myself thinking about the very different lives experienced by our domesticated animals and the wild ones who share this world with us. There’s a whole spectrum when it comes to animals. On one end, you have wildlife—deer, rabbits, squirrels, birds, turtles and all the other creatures simply living their lives as nature intended. Then you have our domesticated animals....

Lately, I’ve found myself thinking about the very different lives experienced by our domesticated animals and the wild ones who share this world with us. There’s a whole spectrum when it comes to a…

08/14/2026

08/14/2026

Clearing land and making friends. Gotta love our nature sanctuary at The Gap

08/14/2026

Clearing land… but making friends along the way.
We’ve been busy clearing some land the past few days—and apparently, our little wild neighbors decided to come see what all the commotion was about!
One by one, we had quite a few little visitors stopping by to check things out. It’s hard to complain about a little extra work when Mother Nature keeps sending us the sweetest interruptions.
This is exactly why we love living at The Gap. You never know who—or what—is going to show up in your yard!

08/11/2026

Sweet deers of Buffalo Gap

08/11/2026

Just another sweet deer day in Buffalo Gap

08/05/2026

Here’s the babies Momma raccoon was scouting for

08/05/2026

Late night visitor