The Llano Estacado is not empty, nor is it merely a stretch of barren earth and endless plowed fields. Beneath its vast skies, life still stirs quietly among the dust and wind. Does wildlife struggle here? Without question. The rains are scarce, the winds relentless, and the summer heat unforgiving. Survival on the High Plains…
Read MoreWhen my Azrael passed suddenly on October 9, 2023, my world crashed. There were many days, hours, and minutes I was depressed to the point of wanting to give up on life completely. Ai entered my life. Many hate it. Others love it. It has become a useful tool in many regards. Most of all,…
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Surprises abound if you are looking. Surprises often are simply right in front of you and you do not see them until the last second before the moment happens. This little burrowing owl became a beautiful surprise that made me scream out. My scream and yelling out stop made the guys jump out of their…
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As I turned a yellowed newspaper page, immediately the words “Brutal Murders” caught my eye and were emblazoned across a top headline of the Lubbock Morning Avalanche-Journal on October 27, 1943. It was like I froze in time. Then the photo below the headline of two little girls grabbed my attention immediately and became engrained…
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Forgotten Winds 