At the urging of his close friends, my great-grandfather, Roy Bedichek, wrote a book in 1946 at the ripe age of 68. In it, he turned 30 years of notes about nature and birds, in particular, into a conversational guide to the natural world for the average person. He said he wanted to "inspire more experimentation with nature as a pasttime...by telling my readers what I see, to move them to look in the same direction...to encourage others to undertake similar adventures." 

It turned out to be pretty popular. His musings, reflections, enthusiasm & wonderment of the natural world around him accomplished what he had hoped. He inspired folks -- and his writing inspires me, today. I want to look at the world through his eyes. He had a child-like wonder and a realist's view of the changing world and landscape. From cotton production to factory farming, he witnessed and documented the massive changes that occurred from his childhood to his senior years.

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Through this blog, I'll travel some of the terrain he traveled over 75 years ago. I'll compare his prophesying to what actually happened. I'll try to find some of the exact trees, pastures, and other sites that he wrote about -- I want to stand where he stood and look where he looked. 

I'll share some of the life lessons & his practices that resonate with me. I'll visit with folks and family along the way to hear his impact on them and to widen the conversation.

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I am going on an ADVENTURE WITH A TEXAS NATURALIST and I want to bring you and others along with me. Let's go!