If you’ve driven north on Holiday Hill Road, starting at Briarwood and going to Greentree, you’ve surely noticed two rather unusual sights on the west side of the road. Both are efforts made by Fasken Oil and Ranch – the landowner – to be a good neighbor to the housing developments across the street. I’m… Continue reading Silence, please
Category: Midland/Odessa
The Fox Returns
We were leaving the house to head to church this morning when my eye caught something odd through the door that leads from our bedroom to the back porch. It’s hard to make out from this phone photo, but it’s a gray fox napping on the mat outside the door. I opened the blinds a… Continue reading The Fox Returns
Ice Storm 2015: Aftermath
The sun came out this morning, after four days of being missing in action, and the damage caused by yesterday’s ice storm is all too obvious. We drove to the airport and back (that’s another story) and saw a depressing number of broken tree limbs throughout the city. It’s going to take weeks to clean… Continue reading Ice Storm 2015: Aftermath
Ice Storm 2015: From bad to worse
I don’t care what Luke Bryan thinks, there are times when rain isn’t a good thing. Like, this morning. We awoke to the sound of falling rain, which normally would be cause for rejoicing in West Texas. However, when temperature has been below freezing for more than 48 hours and the streets are already coated… Continue reading Ice Storm 2015: From bad to worse
It took almost seven years…
…but they finally made it to our backyard. I’m not thrilled about having squirrels in our neighborhood, but their appearance was inevitable. We are sequestered by at least a quarter mile of treeless pasture on every side, but a lot of trees come in via landscapers and it was just a matter of time before… Continue reading It took almost seven years…
Driving Mr. Crazy
Everyone who drives slower than me is an idiot, and everyone who drives faster than me is a jerk. –Me, and probably every other driver in Midland, Texas Last week, while driving home after work, I encountered the following at consecutive intersections: A driver in a pickup turned left in front of me after the… Continue reading Driving Mr. Crazy
Random Thursday: The Wednesday Edition
[Insert pithy yet winsome introductory text here. Please.] Every now and then, something happens that restores my faith in humanity and I think that perhaps there really is some hope for mankind. Then I read Facebook comments and come to my senses. Forget Ebola. What I want is a concentrated scientific and medical research… Continue reading Random Thursday: The Wednesday Edition
Snooping on the birds and the bees
The barn swallow nest on our front porch that provided some video footage last summer is once again occupied. However, I haven’t noticed the presence of baby birds, and my curiosity got the better of me this afternoon. I mounted my GoPro on an extendable monopod, connected it via wifi to my iPad so I… Continue reading Snooping on the birds and the bees
First trail run of the season…or “Death in the Desert”
Most of Texas was blessed last week with some of the best rainfall we’ve had in months, and lake levels across the state reflected the results of that bounteous precipitation. However, one lake that didn’t get much benefit was Lake Travis, outside of Austin, as you can tell in the photo below. Sad, isn’t it?… Continue reading First trail run of the season…or “Death in the Desert”
Concealed Carry at the Mall? Not in Midland, Texas.
One of our local TV stations posted a link on Facebook to its report on the decision by Midland Park Mall to prohibit the carrying of concealed handguns on its property. It’s unclear whether these are new signs, but the mall’s policy and the station’s spotlight on the signs are drawing the reactions you’d expect… Continue reading Concealed Carry at the Mall? Not in Midland, Texas.