I Received a Random Act of Kindness!

by | Nov 14, 2025 | Bright Lights

I shopped at Sam’s this week, mostly for green beans to add to the dog’s supper for fiber and bulk so she won’t get too heavy since she is missing a leg. Normally, I get one gallon cans of green beans. That day there were only boxes of eight 14 oz....

This is What Dichotomous Branching Looks Like

by | Nov 10, 2025 | Cactus Are Cool

Mammillaria nejapesis is a pretty little cacti native to the Oaxaco region of Mexico. It is a bit different from other cacti in that it is prone to do something called dichotomous branching. I have two of them, and both have branched and are blooming on their...

The Melocactus are Developing their Tops

by | Nov 3, 2025 | Cactus Are Cool

I’ve told you about my melocactus before, but more is happening with them all of a sudden, and I am having fun watching them bloom and develop their cephalium. These cacti, native to Brazil and the Caribbean, are distinctive because of the cephalium that grows...

Muleshoe Howled at the Mule

by | Oct 27, 2025 | Bright Lights

Halloween is coming on, so Muleshoe decided to celebrate Sunday afternoon, October 26, at the Muleshoe Heritage Center. Bernadette Bradley, co-manager of the Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and the Muleshoe Heritage Foundation, invited businesses and...

The Quinceanera

by | Oct 20, 2025 | Bright Lights

Becoming an adult is a rite of passage, a coming of age experience that is celebrated in most all cultures in some form or fashion connecting their values, beliefs, and traditions with nature, spirituality, and social responsibility. From Native American vision...