I apologize for getting behind on this series of posts. I've been a little "off my feed" lately and have not been able to keep up with my blog. This week I am working on the Surfside QGuild newsletter and hope to have it done by the weekend. I am taking a new medication which takes two weeks or more to be effective, hope it kicks in by midweek.
On May 22, 2013 I drove from Tucumcari, NM, to Springfield, MO, straight across the panhandle of Texas. I watched carefully for tornadoes which were sighted all over the mid west states.
About in the middle of the panhandle is Groom, Texas, where this cross stands right on I-40. It is 190 feet high and can be seen from over 20 miles away. Really flat land around here.
Even though it was May I saw very few wildflowers along the way. These dandelion heads are located at the highway Info Center (below).
This Texas Information Center is on the west bound lanes of I-40. I'll stop there on the way home. It is located right on the lip of a valley that drops off on the back side, so the rugged landscape is laid out at your feet. Quail, ravens and, of course, house sparrows in abundance.
Several years ago I started collecting images of the alphabet when I travel. Can you see a G?
And a C - way at the top of the picture?
Thicker clouds and an embankment of wild flowers.
A few infrequent wildflowers. I wonder if this is part of Lady Bird Johnson's beautification effort.
Now into Missouri where I started to see more horse ranches - lots of white board fences. Probably made out of vinyl these days.
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