Our physical connection to the larger world is limited. When we get to the main road we can turn left or we can turn right.
This is what we encountered Saturday morning when we turned left. Under normal conditions this crossing is bone dry.
We decided to go the other way. That way was clear but […]
Be careful what you wish for. That’s what I’ve always been told. And today I know why. After several days of good rains this week the heavens really turned loose today. It was a good day to study the drainage patterns.
This is our driveway, looking back toward the highway. It […]
I’ve been reading A Texas Frontier by Ty Cashion. It’s the story of the “Clear Fork Country” in the 19th century, and in particular Ft Griffin which was the center of that region. The “clear fork” is the Clear Fork of the Brazos which rises in the Rolling Plains and joins up with the […]
Cowtown Pattie has revamped her landscape in “west Texan” style.
These guys are crawling all over my property. You could hardly walk without stepping on one today. Tricia looked them up in the field guide and proclaimed them to be “caterpillar hunters” and a beneficial insect. I sure hope she’s right.
We had almost 2 inches of rain yesterday, and there are predictions […]
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