A Field of Canola

As I was driving to check my camera traps a couple of weeks ago at Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus, a field of bright yellow appeared on the horizon in Floyd County, Texas. This sea of chest-high plants was covered in tiny, bright, fluorescent yellow flowers. A slightly sweet smell drifted with the occasional winds from…

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Forewarning at Floyd County Jail

  This is getting interesting…. The Floyd County jail in Floydada, Texas was originally built in 1925. It sits on the northeast courthouse square. It was built with three floors and included a basement. It was large enough to include living quarters for the county sheriff. This large jailhouse included 46 prisoner bunks and even…

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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…

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