The Adventures of A Fox in the Wild
Photography and Writing
‘Tis the Night of Halloween Written by A Fox in the Wild Witches fly high in the dead of night, if you look up you will be filled with fright, Vampires come close to get such a bite, be wary for they only fly in at night, Ghosts come at you from behind, if you …
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“We like companionship, see, but we can’t stand to be around people for very long. So we go get ourselves lost, come back for a while, then get the hell out again.” ― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild Hello Wild Ones, Today seemed especially difficult, as I found myself thinking about Christopher Johnson McCandless. How alone he must …
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A stormy sunset breaking the drought in South Texas August 2019 “I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there’s a snowstorm or drought, we know our fate is tied to the world around us.” …
Falcon State Park, Texas trail “All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken,A light from the shadows shall spring;Renewed shall be blade that was broken,The crownless again shall …
August Heatwave/Drought 2019 South Texas Rio Grande Valley Hello Wild Ones, Just as we entered August I felt a glimmer of hope when the Valley received a small cool front early in the month. I gazed at the stars outside while feeling the fresh wind across my face that night. It was hope that the …
All good things are wild and free. ~Henry David Thoreau Bio: Amanda Lee Calderon (aka A Fox in the Wild) is a photographer, writer, filmmaker and blogger from Alton, Texas located in the deeper part of south Texas, near the border. Her photography and poetry have been featured in journals and magazines such as Encore …
The Adventures of A Fox in the Wild