June 27, 2009
Our Creatures, Great and Small
(The Animals of Mystic Shores, Canyon Lake, TX)
With apologies to C.F. Alexander, allow me to introduce this first in a series of articles.
The Hill Country of Texas, and particularly the area around Canyon Lake, is blessed with an extraordinary abundance and diversity of nature’s creations. One of the more fascinating to me is the animal life, and it is one of the main reasons I like living here so much.
This marks the first in a series of short articles that describe some of the local wildlife we enjoy here in Mystic Shores. These monthly write-ups are meant to periodically inform and entertain the residents of the Mystic Shores POA and the Peninsula POA. These articles are not to be confused with detailed academic studies, and aren’t meant as such. Every month I will feature a local critter or two, do a little research, take a few photographs and write up my findings to share with you.
Feedback is encouraged and suggestions are welcome. If these articles contribute, even in a small way, to our mutual appreciation of our neighborhood then they will be worth the effort. We are fortunate to live here and understanding our environment is the first step in preserving it.
Clay Crum
Pacific Place
Mystic Shores
