The pergola in Emily and Brian Root’s backyard is perfect for relaxing and enjoying the unobstructed view of English Bayou, they said. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
‘We love our view’
‘It’s hopeful’
The setting sun casts shadows across the granite rock groin near 19th Street in Galveston. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Islanders find comfort, artistic inspiration in pink granite rock groins
Roping them in
Arabella Davidson of Santa Fe, 8, won Lil’ Miss Fair and Rodeo 2019. She loves to sing and play softball. Davidson sang a spirited rendition of Kelsea Ballerini’s “Yeah Boy” for her talent competition. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
For little cowboys and cowgirls, rodeo pageant a rite of passage
Dyed in the wool
Trace Menotti, 5, stands beside one of the show sheep at the Dickinson High School Agriculture barn. He will try his hand at mutton busting for the first time at this year’s Galveston County Fair and Rodeo. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
These young competitors get an early start to rodeo riding
On location
Local actor and film writer Dan Braverman wrote a Western comedy that will be filmed in various spots around the island. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Islander plans to soon begin filming a witty Western comedy in Galveston
Pretty in pink
Julie Ann Brown, the executive director of the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council, scans the area for shorebirds during a winter Texan birdwatching event at Woody’s in Galveston. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Their coloring and unusual behaviors make roseate spoonbills a must-see for birders
‘Forgetting is another kind of extinction’
A hand-colored engraving of an eskimo curlew from ‘’Birds of America’’ (1827-1838) by John James Audubon. Courtesy illustration
Lost Bird Project aims to remind us what we once had
Intercontinental islander
Jordan Price talks about the bountiful natural diversity of animal life in the southeastern African nation of Malawi. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
How a Galvestonian became an honorary consul and nature safari guide in Africa
Laws of attraction
Debra Pence hangs a filled bird feeder in the backyard of her Galveston home. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Creating the right backyard environment will have birds flocking to you
‘A mobile blind’
Birding for Fun owner Kristine Rivers, who leads birding tours by car, looks out over the East End Lagoon in Galveston. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Foot injury steers avid birder to car tours
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