drought

From the archives:
Monahans State Park
Monahans, Texas

Our drought continues. Summer greenery eludes us but the hot winds and blowing sand continue. There was a cloud last night and I heard someone said he had a "half inch" rain -- the few raindrops were one-half inch apart!

MAY 31, 2011

don't fence me in

The circus is in town. Instead of traveling by train, the performers convoy in RVs and the animals arrive via semi-trailer. As a child, I remember the circus coming to the train station and watching the elephants parade down Broadway to the Lubbock Auditorium. Today Ringling Barnum and Bailey circus has only three elephants-- Suki, Mimi and Bonnie -- who while away the time between performances in an area outside the Auditorium. (The elephant keeper with his wheelbarrow and shovel evaded this photographer!)