Here on the ridge we like to make sure that the sun sets in its appointed place on each equinox and solstice, but another feature of life on the ridge is the strong likelihood of being "socked in". So when Saturday was a total sock in all day rainy day,... Read more →
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September 2013
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09/18/2013
Alamo Springs Cafe Hamburger: The Best I Ever Had
In the shade of an oak down by the River, Tanne and I camped at Blanco in the Texas Hill Country. That was April 2011 and our trip, originally dubbed the Blue Bonnet tour, had been renamed the Brisket Tour because of the extreme drought - no Blue Bonnets in... Read more →
09/11/2013
The Shipping News: a Novel by E. Annie Proulx
All of you that have followed this blog know of my love for Newfoundland - for the place and most of all for the inhabitants. Imagine my rapture when I discovered that the novel by Annie Proulx that I was reading, after the first 25 pages in New York, takes... 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.
