Posts Tagged ‘Nature’
Author: Herbie
- Indian Grass Prairie
Native Indian Grass grows chest high on the plains of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. As a child I would walk through the grass, tracking rabbits by the droppings they left as they as they traveled well worn familiar trails. Giving up on the chance of ever catching one, I’d lie on my back in the grass listening to the prairie wind, completely hidden from all the world except the red-tailed hawk circling in the thermals overhead. I have heard early pioneer tales of prairie grass being as tall as a horse’s back and stretching into the distance as far as the eye can see. A large section of Southwest Oklahoma was once called “The Big Pasture” because of the grassland sea covering 480, 000 acres. These native grasses, as the swayed in the daily winds, and stretched to the horizon over the gentle rolling hills reminded the pioneers of swells upon the ocean.
Author: Herbie
Lace Cactus
This morning’s email from Amazon.com contained a list of the best books of 2009, so far. I clicked the link and soon began looking over the selections. The title that caught my eye, was “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie”, by Alan Bradley. I began reading the description with interest, all along wondering if it would be something Sherry would enjoy. Following the description there was an interview with the author, Alan Bradley. That’s when the “Aha” moment happened. Mr. Bradley wrote this book at age 70! He hasn’t always been a published author, although he stated he always thought he could write, even at age 5. He went on to note, “Seneca, an ancient Roman author, had said something like this, ‘Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms, you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.’” Read the rest of this entry »
