Lib, from the beginning took me to meet her wide family relationship and that strengthened my attraction to her. I was struck by how effortlessly all of her family joyously greeted each other and reveled in the enjoyment of their times together. Read more →
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June 2013
06/13/2013
06/10/2013
The New Yorker Summer Fiction Issue: Crimes & Misdemeanors
Over the weekend, I intended to read Elmore Leonard's 2009 story Comfort to the Enemy, which is set around the "Deep Fork" camp near Okmulgee, Oklahoma; which was one of the over 500 prisoner of war camps in the U.S. that housed over 400,000 German and Italian POWs during World War II. A recent Old Ones Dream post, German Prisoners of War in South Carolina, tells some of this almost forgotten story. Read more →
06/06/2013
Nova Scotia: Cape Breton Island, and Cape Breton Highlands National Park
After a few days, we left Baddeck and moved over to camp for a week in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The campground there is one of the most pleasant and well managed that we used on the two month trip, and the Cape Breton Highlands Park, the Cabot Trail highway, and the hiking trails in that area are magnificent. Read more →
06/03/2013
The St. Louis Cardinals, Thomas and Me
I have been a Redbird fan for over 65 years. The St. Louis ballgames have been broadcast since 1926 which has resulted in a large embedded following in the Midwest and mid south. They were the "southern team" until the (Boston 1876-1952) braves left Milwaukee (1953-1965) for Atlanta. Read more →
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Desert Wildflowers in Big Bend - April 2015
- Because of extra rain and snow received in the Northern Chihuahua Desert during the winter, the desert wildflower climax this spring is said by some to be a 100 year event. These photos were taken as we entered Big Bend NP from Marathon with the Chisos Mountains in the background; then on the Cattail Falls Trail below the Window, and finally along the River Road from Lajitas to Presidio. Photos by Tom Thom (Canon G11 and iPhone 4S)
2013/02 Big Bend Ranch
- Photos taken in February 2013 while hiking and camping for a few days in Big Bend Ranch State Park near Lajitas, Texas.
