Barefoot Gee's

06/02/2026

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We are a Homestead farm and Native habitat preserve.Once the site of Cherokee and Kickapoo Indian camps . The old wagon train road following their trails ,still scar this property Now A peaceful wildlife refuge and habitat preserve with artesian streams that run into Ellison Creek Reservoir Lake ac....

06/02/2026

Historic church near by

Solitude in the Pines 🌲⛪ Discover this historic, Lone Star chapel that welcomes travelers any time of the week. >> https://www.theeasttexasweekend.com/2025/12/08/rest-hard-worker/

05/28/2026

Night sounds in the Forest

Eight sounds after dark and the animal behind each one.

The barred owl's "who cooks for you" call is eight syllables — and when it escalates to screaming, that's the pair calling together. They're fine.

The screech owl doesn't screech. The sound is a descending whinny — like a tiny horse — coming from inside a tree cavity.

🌿 The high-pitched wall of noise near standing water is spring peepers. The sustained thirty-second trill from the ditch is a toad. Both are frogs. Both sound nothing like what most people expect from a frog.

The whip-poor-will repeats its own name from ground level — sometimes hundreds of times without stopping. The katydid does the same from the treetops later in summer.

The short hoarse bark repeated at intervals that sounds like a woman screaming is the red fox. The chittering that sounds like small birds is raccoon kits.

Eight species. Most of them are within a hundred feet of the back door on any warm night this month 🐾

05/26/2026

Building our new shower house with flushing toilets

05/26/2026

Spend time with trees

What happens to your body when you touch a tree barefoot for 15 minutes....

Modern life keeps the nervous system overloaded.

Constant notifications.
Artificial light.
Stress.
Noise.
Endless scrolling.

And over time, the body stays stuck in “fight or flight” mode.

But nature affects the brain differently.

Research on forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku) shows that spending time around trees and natural environments may help:
- lower stress hormones
- calm the nervous system
- reduce mental fatigue
- improve mood and focus
- slow heart rate and breathing

Many people also report feeling calmer when standing barefoot on natural ground — a practice often called grounding or earthing.

The combination of:
- fresh air
- slow breathing
- natural sounds
- green environments
- physical connection with nature

can help the body shift into a more relaxed state.

Simple way to try it:
- Find a quiet outdoor space
- Stand barefoot on grass or soil
- Place your hand on a tree
- Take slow breaths
- Stay present for a few minutes

Sometimes the nervous system does not need more stimulation.

It needs nature.

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

Summer fun activities for the children with wildlife

Almost summer? Time to get WILD...with wildlife of course! Our online library of FREE, science TEKS-aligned distance learning videos covers topics like animal adaptations, life cycles, water cycles, ecosystems, food chains, classification and more! The best part? Each video comes with a follow along worksheet! Head over to our distance learning webpage to learn more. https://www.texas-wildlife.org/distance-learning/

Texas Wildlife Association - Conservation Legacy | Texas Youth Hunting Program -TYHP | Texas Big Game Awards | TWA - Women of the Land

05/18/2026

Private campsite or Rv hookup on Homestead

05/15/2026

Borrow the kayaks and float the river 

05/14/2026

Had a great float on the big Cypress river for a few hours yesterday with an OLD friend