by Alice Liles | Oct 21, 2020 | Bright Lights
Nelda Hunt likes to prowl in alleys. Well, of course she does! That’s where she finds all that sadly discarded stuff and gives it new life. Alleys, dumpsters, flea markets, estate sales, junk stores, thrift shops, friends on a cleaning binge, herself on a...
by Alice Liles | Oct 11, 2020 | Bright Lights
Really. What we all probably grew up calling a buzzard is actually a turkey vulture, Cathartes aura. It just so happens a bird found across the ocean, Buteo buteo, is the real buzzard, found in Europe, Asia, eastern Russia, northwestern China, and northwestern...
by Alice Liles | Oct 2, 2020 | Bright Lights
The Houston Texans professional football team and Apache Oil in Houston wanted to do something to recognize the dedication and hard work of first responders, so they created the Star of Courage award in 2013. A first responder who has been nominated for his/her...
by Alice Liles | Sep 25, 2020 | Bright Lights
I think we were out of town last year when the EMS had their open house for the new facilities, and I am sorry we missed it because every time I drive by I always wonder how things work there. So I just decided it was time to find out how things do work there. I...
by Alice Liles | Sep 13, 2020 | Bright Lights
Once again I started my day watching the horses come in, but this time from a different direction. And I didn’t stand in their way! I was the only person who cared to watch them come in this morning, but I visited with Bonnie, a woman who comes in during the fall when...
by Alice Liles | Sep 12, 2020 | Bright Lights
As with my other visits to the Vee Bar, I started my day off before breakfast by watching the wranglers bring in the horses from the range. I decided to take my pictures from a different vantage point this time, not thinking about the path the horses take to the barn...
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