Earlier this month, the Ranch shivered under sub-teen temperatures. The giant double palm in front of Benedict House that we feared would eat us alive someday may have bit the dust. Its giant fronds have turned brown. We won’t know if it survived until several weeks of warm weather have settled in. But already this…
That Extra Chromosome!
Kelly’s 25th birthday party in the Pavilion with all her buddies. On a recent trip to Kansas, at about mile #569 a voice chirps from the back seat: “Mom!” “What, Kelly?” “What does that extra chromo, chromso, chromodome do?” Above: Karyotype Trisomy 21 She was talking of course, about the extra 21st chromosome that…
The Wrangler
Austin nudges Travis at feeding time January 15 2010 It’s a cold, rainy winter day. The buzzards are perched on the electric line towers with their giant wings spread open, adding a mournful aspect to an already dreary scene. Last week we dealt with lows in the teens and below for several straight days running.…
TX 21 AL 37: Sweet Defeat, Bitter Victory
January 8, 2010 I’ve decided that every now and then I can do a “hoopdedoodle” (with a nod to John Steinbeck) on the blog and write about things that have little or nothing to do with Down Home Ranch. Like most of Texas last night, Jerry and I settled in to watch the Texas-Alabama game.…