FORT WORTH– The second floor of the Amon Carter museum welcomes art admirers with a huge painting of Alfred Jacob Miller. “Cavalcade (1839),” one of the biggest paintings Miller painted for his patron Sir William Drummond Stewart, is a picture of the American West showing the procession of Shoshone, a Native American tribe, in honor […]
Politics and Passover
Passover seders at my house are so much fun. While people chow down on brisket, turkey, and potatoes, the table eventually comes alive with discussions of politics, where most of us end up ganging up on the sole Republican of the family. I have to say, though, that this guy had it coming. Here’s how […]
Cry Wolf
What happens when we cry wolf? The other day I was reading a magazine that had a couple of articles about wildlife. One of the articles was about wolves and the threat they pose to human life and livestock. I’ve spent literally years in the out of doors, hiking, walking streams and kayaking rivers that […]
Part 10: El Camino de Santiago
A new alberque and 2 to Burgos In some of my notes home I found the following: We´re in Ages´ after a good day of discovering who I am. James and I hadn’t walked together but he said it was the same kind of day for him. I´ll tell him to put it in his […]
The Dream Horse
Billy woke up from his Saturday nap with a big smile on his freckled face. His short sleeved checkered shirt and blue-jeans were just like Cowboy Candys’ on the TV. He went into the kitchen for a drink. "Hi, Mom. May I have a glass of milk?" He asked. "You certainly may . Why are […]
Heard By a Bird: December 3
"Formerly my art centered on spirituality, but now it’s about coatracks." – Jim Dine Did you see the cloud resembling a left tonsil over Highmount last Wednesday? A Letter Dear Sparrow The Scribe: Have you ever been to a leaf-catching party? Usually I go to at least two each autumn. The idea is quite simple: […]