Our Town - Iris Dement

This was the last song played on the last episode of that delightful TV series Northern Exposure. It reminds me of my own home town. So many small towns are becoming nothing more than a spot in the road with a stop sign.

It also reminds me of my folks.

NOW you can post, Barb. -grin-

"Uh, honey...?"

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The Lighthouse - Palo Duro Canyon

Great article about Palo Duro Canyon.

I don't have any photos of The Lighthouse, but I DO have this photo, taken at the start of the trail to The Lighthouse.

It's also the reason I don't have any photos of The Lighthouse.

I Googled ya some, though.

Spanish Skirts

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Palo Duro Canyon has some interesting formations; the canyon walls show the different levels of sedimentary rock laid down over millions of years. They are Nature's patchwork quilt in lovely colors; various shades of vivid reds and purples, yellows and whites.

When the Spanish conquistadors first rode through here in the late 1500's, they noticed the beautiful formations and named them "Spanish Skirts" because it reminded them of a senorita's gloriously gaily- striped dress.

I'm sure it's the difference in culture, but to me they look like fancy stretch pants from Lane Bryant, but what do I know?

I also wonder what they thought of... and named ... this particular formation?

Wire Rooster

Not a bird on a wire, but a bird MADE of wire.

In neighbor's yard
Pampa, Texas

Jesus on the Cross

Jesus on the Cross
Cross of Our Lord
Groom, Texas
June 2007