Category: SA Times

Joyce and I have been suffering from upper respiratory failure since getting back from Garland.  While it hasn’t kept us in bed, it has slowed us down considerably.  That’s okay, though, because the weather has been lousy.  Other than a mild afternoon Tuesday, it has been cold and/or windy.  Joyce finally got to the grocery store Thursday where she encountered people complaining about the weather.  And why wouldn’t they.  After the balmy Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday never got above 20 degrees.  Me, I prefer to accept that January and February are unpleasant here on the high plains and any nice days that come along should be appreciated for the anomalies they are. Continue reading “Winter time” →

There were times I couldn’t see 50 yards into the fog covering the road between Alpine and Fort Stockton.  Then it would clear up only to close in again a few miles down the road.  Fortunately there wasn’t much traffic on state highway 67 at 7:00 in the morning. Continue reading “Apache fog” →

Joyce is a gentle soul, I think we’ll all agree, kind and loving but we all have our limits and it isn’t wise to test hers, which is what the black rooster had been doing practically from the get-go by harassing the hens.  Red rooster tried to keep him at bay but he couldn’t protect all 15 or so hens when they were scattered around the place.  One hen in particular black rooster made life miserable for.  Finally Joyce had enough, gave Chris the go ahead and so it was black rooster wound up in the cook pot. Continue reading “Requiem for a Black Rooster” →