Pruned For His Glory
Walking through a plant center one spring afternoon, an enticing and invigorating scent drifted my way. I followed the aroma until I found a freshly stocked row of fruit trees. Bees were buzzing happily...
Monthly Archive: August 2025
The Anchor Holds
Our hometown of Jasper, Texas sits close enough to the southeastern border of our great state to make the drive to neighboring Louisiana an easy one. That means we also have quick access to...
Tangled Roots
Though it stood among a row of strong, thriving hedges, one of mine always seemed to be in trouble. Season after season, I tried everything—treatments for fungus, sprays for insects, remedies for roots. The...
The Gloaming
The span between sunset and dark is one of my favorite times of day. I didn’t know it had a name until I heard it mentioned in a movie some years ago: the gloaming....
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Baby Grand is always ready to tackle a job. Since he was two years old, his job has been to take the cream pods from the big glass jar in the pantry and place...
Morning Coffee Interrupted
Nanny enjoying her morning coffee & cigarette while sitting on the dog house in her backyard. Now that I’m a Nana, I realize that my maternal grandmother’s specter-like movements around the house in the...
Three Nails
My daddy is a master carpenter. His work is heralded for its perfection and durability. “More is better when it comes to nails,” I’ve heard him say countless times over the years. As we...
Singholes
At 430 meters below sea level, the Dead Sea ranks as the lowest land-based elevation on Earth. Fed by the Jordan River, and meager runoff from the rocky terrain that cradles it, the Dead...
Patched Netting
Like most fisheries in Mexico, Lake Comedero is heavily netted for tilapia. Navigating the lake in a bass boat requires great skill. That same level of skill is required of tilapia fishermen in maintaining...
Temptations
Like most manmade lakes in Mexico, Lake Comedero is cradled in the midst of mountainous peaks, high ridge lines and hills with rounded tops that slope to rocky shores. While some areas are bare...