Originally published 8/7/08.  I was telling a friend about my oil field experiences and linked him to this post and decided it was worth a ...

After the muffled sounds of my momma's beating heart (heard in close, internal proximity, the sort that binds a child to his mother in s...

And the rains are coming. West of Miami, Texas

"A Little Bull" probably should've been the title of this blog, huh? One of the heirs-in-waiting to the herd. South of Miami, ...

Poor cattle; the mosquitoes were thick due to the recent heavy rains and no amount of tail swishing, ear-flicking and skin-rippling was goin...

I can't spare the water. Vote on Pickens project a sure bet By BETSY BLANEY Associated Press LUBBOCK -- It won't take long to count ...

On a recent trip to see my boyhood home and "stomping grounds" I was idling along in my pickup and caught a tiny bit of movement o...

Codman Lane, very near where I grew up. My big sister used to go parking down this road with her future husband. Great bird hunting ...

(click any pic for larger view) I've always loved this little stand of cottonwood trees at the "Five-Mile Park" east of Miami;...

"Five-Mile Park" East of Miami, Texas Roberts County Hwy 60

Sign at the "Five-Mile Park" East of Miami, Texas Hwy 60

Taken at the junction of state hwy 282 and FM 2391 Roberts County

(click photo for larger view) I was driving along Hwy 70 last week and decided to detour down Farm-to-Market road 283. I hadn't been dow...

Picked just off the side of the road Hwy 60 West of Miami, Texas in Roberts County

(click for larger view) Yellow Primrose Hwy 60 in Roberts County West of Miami, Texas

This is one of the last few surviving local windmills made of wood. It was saved from the elements, restored and re-erected just outside the...

But around here it's a sin to kill a bull snake They're not venomous, but they can be aggressive if bothered and annoyed. They eat m...

Antelope North of Pampa, Texas Roberts County

East of Miami, Texas in Roberts County I have this little ritual I always perform after stopping and taking photos of cattle. As I leave, I ...