Earlier today, I received this e-mail (below) from a reader. His kind words blew me away and made my day. To be honest, I nearly cried because I was touched and honored. Thank you for sharing, sir!
"I enjoy your blog so much! I’m currently 'wilding' my yard from lawn to
mostly natives and wildlife-tasty plants. My change came about largely
because of your blog and the 'Oh gee, oh wow!' attitude you have to
critters. I’m even enjoying my snails, who much prefer my bulbine to my
roses. I’d never have thought to let them be before I encountered your
enthusiastic blog. Before, I just had a typical yard–lawn and mustache
hedge. It looked just like the neighbors' and had no reference to
Texas except when it came time to pay the city for water. Now there is
zero lawn-grass, and my neighbors have had nothing but complements. Thanks for the inspiration."
P.S. I just have to mention my good friend, Jeff B. from Houston. He’s a long-time blog reader of mine, and he’ll tell you that this blog has inspired him as well. Thank you, everyone!!!!!!