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Remembering Jerry Jones
January 31, 2024 By Larry Lynch Leave a Comment
Friend and neighbor Jerry Jones passed away on April 1st of 2023. I had spoken with Jerry in March when I called to brag about a big bass our grandson, Jack, had caught and to inquire about his health (he’d had heart surgery a few weeks earlier). He sounded weak but he complimented Jack on […]
After the Rains
January 23, 2024 By Larry Lynch Leave a Comment
I just got home and checked the rain gauge. It read 8″ and was almost overflowing. After a year that saw us 9″ below our normal rainfall, it’s a plus to start off the new year with a frog-strangler. The waterfall below Old Lake (#1) is roaring.
Sunset Over Country Place
January 14, 2024 By Larry Lynch Leave a Comment
The evening before a blue norther blew in and Tyler experienced the coldest week this year, we were treated to a beautiful sunset.
Winter Skies
December 27, 2023 By Larry Lynch Leave a Comment
When folks from out-of-state visit us looking for their next home in the wintertime, I tell them that viewing East Texas this time of year is like seeing their girlfriend without her makeup for the first time. Still pretty, of course, but minus much of the color. So I tilt upward for beauty and find […]