From Barbara, who I hope will move here and run her hounds
Month: December 2013
Gratuitous (and wonderful) dog pic
Bodie and his new boy relaxing…
Another teaser
I will find out more. But this possible state record was taken about ten miles away, just north of Lee Henderson’s ranch where we hunt. The terrain in the middle photos is low down (well, only 6500 feet) and already rugged; similar rocky conditions prevail right up to the peak. Stay tuned… We saw sheep, …
Why We Need Wildlife Services
USDA Wildlife Services – the federal animal damage control agency – has come under increased attack by those who want to shut this agency (which Defenders of Wildlife calls “the hit-man for hire arm of the USDA”), and I want to weigh in after two decades of working fairly closely with the agency in western …
First Flight
At Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, 110 years ago today. Orville Wright at the controls and Wilbur Wright running along the wing.
A Holiday Tradition!
Feeder Frenzy
I understand it is warmer at home now (I am currently in Arkansas visiting family) but a week and a half ago we had several inches of snow and some subzero cold. It drove a lot of visitors to the feeders. Like these American Tree Sparrows. I am always intrigued by their two-toned bill. And …
The Prize
I just stumbled across this earlier today. The Memphis Commercial Appeal runs a rotating gallery of historic photos from its files. This one from December 1950, shows William Faulkner and his daughter Jill saying good-bye to wife and mother Estelle at the Memphis Airport. They were boarding a plane to begin their journey to Stockholm where …
Quote
Sooner or later the great men turn out to be all alike. They never stop working. They never lose a minute. It is very depressing. – V.S. Pritchett
This is not a dead dove
It is made of, carved from, WOOD. A teaser. I know I have been channeling Magritte a bit in titles lately, but this is uncanny. Much more to come shortly…