Hezekiah Henderson looked down at the ground near his shovel and said, in his way, “What that is?” Hezekiah was a farm laborer on the coastal plains of South Carolina. He was known as “Biggy”, which he was, or “Biggety” which he was not, but that is another story for... Read more →
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The Four Corners: Mesa Verde National Park
A Cultural Jewel of North America Mesa Verde National Park is one of the best preserved of the populated areas that were part of the large Ancestral Puebloan community known as Chaco, a civilization with trading partners from the Pacific Ocean to the Mississippi River and south to Mesoamerica. Driving... Read more →
05/14/2014
The Incident of the 90 MPH Paddy Wagon
I don’t admit to doing stupid things (for whatever reason) very often. I do have a congenital tendency to ignore the obvious, which causes me to do the occasional ignorant thing. “T, did you see that gray truck that we just passed?” “No Tom Thom, which gray truck?” “The one... Read more →
05/12/2014
The Good Gym Teacher « Two Different Girls
This is a "Re-Blog" from Two Different Girls. Kitty is a New England girl, and when Kitty blogs about Teaching children, it is usually a "home run". Click http://twodifferentgirls.com/2014/05/11/the-good-gym-teacher/ to view her blog. Related articles Asheville, Johnson Vermont, and Granola Earth Day Returns for 2014 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.
