Texas Ranches – Forgotten Winds

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Where My Photography Began

By: Christena May 15, 2016January 24, 2018

Christena's PhotographyHistorical Preservation, Hockley County, Llano Estacado, Mallet Ranch, Most Endangered, Photography, Preservation Texas, Sense of Wonder, Texas Ranches2 Comments

In going through photos for a recent project, I came across this image. I sighed and smiled. It brought back tons of memories of this place I grew to love. The one memory I always tend to forget – this place was the beginning of my photography. It was here I learned how to…

A Baby Barn Swallows Tale

By: Christena September 14, 2014January 24, 2018

Christena's PhotographyArchitecture, Avian, Barn Swallows, Birds, Hirundo rustica, Historical Architecture, Historical Loves, Mallet Ranch, Nature Stories, Texas Historical Commission, Texas Ranches, Texas Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Surprises2 Comments

Squeak. Squeak. Squeak is how these photographs are remembered… In 2007 I was working in earnest to save to a historic ranch headquarters known as the Mallet Ranch in Texas. Part of my documentation process was to take extensive archival photographs of the buildings’ architecture. The oldest structure was the main house and I needed…