The Wheeler's Country Road

The Hatchery: a blog about my adventures in bird watching

Wheeler Country Weekend

Our Friday began very early so that we could arrive at the property in time for my work day to begin at 8 am. Leaving early makes it easier to cross the Houston since traffic is (somewhat) lighter. I love when we are almost there and the curve where the paved road transitions to a…

May 14, 2017
Spring Is In The Air

Since almost a month has passed since our last trip to the property, we knew this would be a work trip. However, that was fine since the weather was so beautiful that it made you want to be outside! Charlie began by taking the weed eater to the gate area by the road.…

March 27, 2017
Finding the Winding Road

Enjoy the view down the winding road to find our country road.

March 25, 2017
February Findings

Charlie and I traveled to the country in February after being away for almost a month! We flew in from Washington DC on Friday from a business trip and made a straight shot to the country on Saturday! Danielle, Raya and I drove over to College Station for a baby shower for…

March 15, 2017
Holidays in Lovelady

Yes, I am very late in adding this post! In my mind, I had posted it when I added our photos to Facebook – but apparently I didn’t. Since this Christmas was an “in-law” Christmas, the kids’ in-laws choose when to have Christmas celebrations. Charlie and I headed up to Lovelady and spend Christmas with…

March 15, 2017
Thanksgiving Weekend

What beautiful weather we had for Thanksgiving weekend. We headed up to Lovelady on Wednesday afternoon to get settled in and ready for Thursday. Traffic, of course, was crazy driving out of Houston because of the three accidents that occurred on the freeway. It was such a relief to finally get out of Houston and…

December 8, 2016
Welcome to the Cows

Football season had a definite impact on the amount of time that we were having to spend on the property. After a Friday night game, I suggested that we make a flying trip to “the country” on Saturday and have our first overnight stay. We were able to make it up to spend the night…

December 5, 2016
Working Weekends

We’ve made several trips to Lovelady in the last few months. The first one was a quick, one day trip. We walked to the Back 50 and to the pond. It was an extremely hot August day. The effects of the late summer heat was apparent: the grass was wilted and the level of the…

September 27, 2016
Texas Landowners!

…we’re landowners and someday be ranchers.

August 7, 2016