Guadalupe Peak Trail, Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Photograph – © Christena Stephens Photography
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Photographer and writer, who's a bit of a taphophile and loves true crime, history, wildlife, and Goth music. Most of all a dog-lover.
Revelations of a Humble Priest Through Translations of His German Letters
Learning more about Father Conrad Herda only intrigues my research more on this priest who served in Texas, specifically at the towns of Nazareth and Lindsay. He was a priest assigned from Subiaco Abbey in Arkansas. I’m thankful to Doris Miller for translating his German letters, so I can ascertain more about him…
Read MoreA Chance Encounter with Aoudad Sheep Lambs
There is always a first for everything and I recently got to see Aoudad sheep (Ammotragus lervia) lambs for the first time. Thanks to my friend, Emily, who had already taken photos of these babes, I was on the look out for them as Sharla and I was driving into Carlsbad Caverns National Park in…
Read MoreEurasian Collared Dove – An Invasive Species
After seeing beautiful, large doves at various locations I travel to often here in Texas, I did not know what species they were. When flying they have a distinctive “caw” like sound. About a month ago an opportunity afforded me to capture a photo of one. The photograph revealed a new species to me –…
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