Emil's Long Lost Howard Found

I found this image, neglected, forgotten until today, in the innards of my computer.

Open Range (in reference to cattle)

Herefords amble across the road in huge Waggoner Ranch country.

An old dam now looks picturesque.

The sole building in Grayback, the Baptist Church stands well tended and well attended.

Motorbike in cattle country.

Spiders on the Number Three

Sikes House

Since the weather made it foggy, I spent some time post processing in the digital darkroom. The grass, though, did look this amazing that day due to the above normal amount of rain we have received.

Flowers in October

I took a photograph of a small cluster of flowers that seemed representative of the yellow coloring over most of the countryside.

I stopped to take a photo of one of my favorite curves along Hwy 367.

The Herefords gave me a reason to take a photograph of the immense barn in the background.

Goats munch on the grass around stationary oil wells.

A man pushes a snake off the driveway and into the ditch.

The stars and bars shine brightly in the sun's rays.

The Quarter Notes: Barbershop Quartet in Wichita Falls

Paved Road Ends

Ken's Acrylics

Hemmi

My Mr. Mallory's 1953 Chrysler New Yorker had a hemmi long before hemmis became cool.

Back in '53 and still smarting from WWII, car companies employed nickel rather than chrome.

A Cooper's Hawk Today

Animal Control brought a Cooper's hawk to Wild Bird Rescue this afternoon.

Mary Stephens

Mystery Art Auction has begun at the Kemp Center for the Arts.

Mary exhibits her work there at the moment.

Out and About Around Doans

Rolled up wheat.

Horse apple (maclura pomifera)

Pig track.

        My hero saints, Virginia and Wallace Huggins.

Missy

Missy, a Mississippi Kite now living at Wild Bird Rescue, Inc., will soon educate the public on some things ornithological.

A hummingbird will spend this winter at the center recovering from injuries sustained -- somehow. 

The hummingbird will feed on her own, but she will not fly, yet.

On the Wheat Field

Hartley County Visit

On the way I saw many old barns like the one pictured above.

It's autumn; it's harvest time; the silos are full.

Above, an old elevator along Highway 87 in Hartley County.

The XIT Museum in downtown Dalhart holds a fascinating

exhibit of the local history and culture.

The next morning, I looked outside our motel door to see

trucks and more trucks parked.

Sunrise behind a water well.