The next best thing to hiking a remote forest trail is driving a remote back road seeing where it goes. I never get tired of it. Back when I was building natural gas pipelines in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi I drove all sorts of back roads, many of them ruts. I got stuck several times and I had to get myself out. That was back before cell phones. One had to be resourceful and have a shovel in the trunk. It was a grand time. I met a lot of really nice people. My strategy on buying right of way was to just not leave until I was asked to do so. I learned all about farming crawfish in south Lousiana, grass turf farming in Texas, and importance of blackland prairies in Mississippi.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Skywatch Friday - Driving the Backroads Edition 19 December 2024
The next best thing to hiking a remote forest trail is driving a remote back road seeing where it goes. I never get tired of it. Back when I was building natural gas pipelines in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi I drove all sorts of back roads, many of them ruts. I got stuck several times and I had to get myself out. That was back before cell phones. One had to be resourceful and have a shovel in the trunk. It was a grand time. I met a lot of really nice people. My strategy on buying right of way was to just not leave until I was asked to do so. I learned all about farming crawfish in south Lousiana, grass turf farming in Texas, and importance of blackland prairies in Mississippi.
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Skywatch Friday - 12 December 2024 Edition
From back before I retired. A fridgid morning at the gym. I hope everyone is doing well.
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Skywatch Friday - 5 December 2024 Edition
Another month starting up with Skywatch Friday. Thank you to everybody who participates!! Used to be in Oklahoma that we got a lot of snow in November and December (and the rest of winter as well.) Now we hardly get any. But don't worry, global climate change is supposed to be a hoax. Actually I worry about it.
This photo is from my front porch ten years ago. And yes I modified it with a filter. I do that a lot in case you hadn't noticed.
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