My favorite animal. Burros. We had a couple back in the late Eighties in New Hampshire. They had been saved from the slaughterhouse door by Cleveland Amory, animal-rights activist. Smart and friendly many people think of them as dumb and stubborn. Well, in my experience, that is just another bogus urban-style legend. They are now widely used as the equivalent
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It was a beautiful, sunny, blue-sky Texas afternoon in Fayetteville. Sitting outside simply enjoying the weather and the day I heard geese off in the distance. I grabbed my binoculars. A flock was coming towards me, flying north to south towards the Gulf of Mexico. It is time for their seasonal migration to warmer climes. They were very high in
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You’ve hummed the lyrics countless times since you were a kid; probably more times than Lady Gaga has hairs on her head. And even If you haven’t memorized the words, you certainly know the story: Santa very publicly anoints Rudolph as leader by declaring “….Rudolph with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?” [*] What is left
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It reminded me of an afternoon Manila, Philippines monsoon rain. The kind of deluge that happens so fast you have to balance a bamboo rucksack on your shoulder while walking with flip flops in three feet of street water. That really did happen to me once upon a time. But here in Fayetteville, Texas it wasn’t initially the rain itself that was
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If you happen to be driving west of Brenham on 290 it would be hard to miss this Big Mama of barbeques. Six stacks, count ‘em. In order to optimize it you probably have to bring along a semi filled with tons of ribs and brisket. And another one full of mesquite to cook it. [Or maybe that red box has
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I just couldn’t resist using the image above to initiate this article. Ever since I took the shot I have been laughing at what first came to mind: the caption says it all. The piece itself begins……………………………now, and includes another picture of the Fab Goat4 in a different setting. It is five- thirty in the morning. The wind is howling
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If you’ve never been there before, Ellington Field just south of Houston in late October or early November should be put on your calendar of events at the beginning of each year. This annual Airshow is one of the best if not The Best in the world. Aerobatic champion and military aircraft both current and vintage are flown and static
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Thanks to all those in the great state of Texas who registered and voted in yesterday’s election.
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Good morning. Texas and our country need you. It is important that all registered voters go today and make your vote count. Thanks.
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My neighbor’s goats – focused by one tough ram, Dad – are making a bee line for something. I am not sure what. Note though who brings up the rear: Junior. He has grown to about half-size of his old man, and is beginning to feel his oats. But Pop set him straight on who is the boss: the little guy received Class
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