The Hermit Artist
I’m half pre-occupied, with the smells of corn relish coming in from the kitchen. I’m trying something new and hoping that I can put up these jars of grilled corn on the first try. But I also want to go out in the back and work on our fledgling chicken tractor that soon, will house…
Summer is a time of great things. Floating in a pool under stars at night, shrimp rolled up with avocado and purple onions from the taco truck, the sound of crickets, the hum of that ceiling fan. Summer is sweat, fruit and cicadas. While cooler weather is a blissful relief after 3+ months of scorching…
Earlier this week, I saw the rounds of photos (this one taken by a local news reporter) making their way through Facebook about a dog that was abandoned at the scene of a terrible fire in San Antonio. An entire apartment complex had burned to the ground, killing one child and injuring many others. All…
I am delighted to have a new camera. This means I can get back to the business of having adventures. I can have adventures pretty much any time I jump in my car and head out, but some are better documented than others. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit…
When the lights went out, it was unexpected. Probably the product of our blistering drought and huge taxing demands placed on the power grid here; one Sunday night recently, the system sputtered and plunged our area into darkness. At the time, I’d been sitting in a warm tub of water, trying to soothe the effects…
