Amber waves on a gray day in Creedmoor, Texas.
Field of amber
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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Orchids
The orchid display at Whole Foods Market Arbor Trails (Austin, Texas).
All dressed up
Loggerhead Shrike Fledgling
A Loggerhead Shrike built a nest this spring in our Wisteria vine. Here is one of the fledglings.
You talkin’ to me?
Startled
From the past into the future
Along the crest of the Guadalupe I walk
In the shelter of trees whose ancestors
Remember the beginning of time
The river shares its history with me
As it flows past the bend, into the future
Doves fly up at my approach
Only then do we notice each other
The deer and I, startled
On alert
UFO
UFO. In this case, it means Unidentified Furry Object.
Recently I spent a few days in Kerrville, Texas. Early one morning, I saw this feline hunting in the field next to the hotel. Trust me when I say it was the size of a small dog, something about the height and weight of a Cocker Spaniel (or maybe even a little taller). The hotel desk clerk agreed with me when I asked her about it, as she had seen it on her way into the building.
Domesticated cat? Sure didn’t look like one.
Small bobcat? Are they white? Inquiring minds want to know . . .
I wish it was a better photo and that there had been something for size comparison, but this is the best I could do under the circumstances.
A UFO on the hunt
It's a long story ... 