h my. Oh no. Unbelievable. Creekside Nursery, a large wholesaler of Texas natives, uses pesticides. This word I have from Shelly Saunders, with Creekside’s Customer Service. You’ve probably seen Creekside Nursery’s green and white tag, if you’ve purchased “Texas plants” locally. In checking on my ne...

ave you seen your first firefly of 2017? For us, it was this past week. RonTom and I went over to Buck’s Backyard on 1626 for a bite to eat after Monday evening’s City Council Meeting. From the back deck, in a nice breeze, we watched fireflies and the full moon while frogs croaked. It’s a new dining...

ometimes a photo is not available. Such is the case with what RonTom described when I returned home from a bus trip to Wichita Falls (to hear Beth Moore) with ladies of Fellowship Church. Remember how I told you about putting blond dog hair from my mom’s dog, Buddy, into a “suet cage” for birds to u...

ast week’s Montage pulled in an owl tidbit for this week. Priscilla Bettes, who lives on Indian Creek Lane, behind Poplar, wrote, “Last year one took up residence in our barn up in the rafters.  It would come out at night and peek down at me as I was feeding our horses.  We saw it for several nights...

n schedule, “our” Eastern Bluebird eggs hatched on Sunday, March 12. Bluebirds hatch about as ugly as it gets. Almost naked and blind, in just over two weeks they’ll be fully-feathered, jumping up and down, ready to fly out into the world near the end of March. Just last week I read of a chick hatch...

emember hearing about the wretched KittyHulk bringing terror to cats and cat owners along Maple and Ash? To the Garza girls, he’s gentle “Mister Muffin”. Quite some time ago, maybe two years, when the now infamous tomcat showed up in the backyard of Live Oak at Ash, they fed him a muffin. Mister Muf...

on’t believe everything on the Internet. And, to my great regret, don’t believe every word you read here. As much as I research, I sometimes weave in a statement not knowing it needs research. Last week, I misidentified an owl. Our “Owl’ee” in our Owl Shack was an Eastern Screech Owl, red morph. Acc...

ountain City became a winter wonderland during the recent hard freeze, with icicles putting on spectacular shows. And, quietly, where the “frost weed” (Verbesina virginica) grows, magical and mystical ice flowers appeared. A Wildflower Center educational email appeared as a freeze warning occurred t...

et’s finish out 2016 by spotlighting some special volunteers whose efforts made a memory for about 60 who enjoyed Tour deLights, the party in mid-December for Mountain City’s children and grandchildren. Cody Taylor filled Loving Mountain City’s Santa suit. Brian Porterfield and The Pucketts tended t...

t’s a WONDERFUL life in Mountain City! How beautiful our city looks, all decorated up for Christmas. No one remembers Mountain City looking so spectacular to this extent in the past. Thanks to everyone who helped light up Mountain City this year. From those with a string of lights to those who earne...