Yes, there is an official day in Texas celebrating wildflowers. In 1981, the 67th Texas Legislature established the fourth Saturday in April as the annual official Wildflower Day in Texas. Woohoo! 💚 💚 This day helps promote the conservation and appreciation of native Texas wildflowers. Here are a few of my favorites from this year. …
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The gem of the Texas Panhandle has been closed since April 2025. Doors locked. Lights still on. A travesty on many levels. I remember walking through those big front doors as a child with my dad. The dinosaurs amazed me most. Years later, I found myself sitting in front of a massive oil painting —…
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Recently, on a roadtrip coming back from south Texas, I stopped in Mason long enough and grabbed this photo of their restored courthouse. What a magnificent little courthouse, that was almost no more. The original courthouse was built between 1909 and 1910. What you see is not the entire original courthouse, it’s a restored version.…
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Melany is the only friend where I have scared the sh*t out of her with my screams of seeing a ringtail cat! Seriously, the first time it happened she nearly drove off the road coming out of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. We are driving along in peace when all of a sudden on the dark…
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Forgotten Winds 