Real Cattle Ranch

  I am so impressed with what Jon and Wendy Taggert are doing with their ranch and raising what he calls "beyond organic beef." His fields near Grandview are covered in natural prairie grasses that change with the seasons but are all native to the area such as bluestem that reseed themselves, need no mowing or haying. maintain nutritional content in the winter precluding him from having to feed and the entire process means he has a better product that he butchers and sells at his Burgundy Pasture Beef retail stores. Great stewards of the land and the environment.

Jon Taggert and some of his angus cattle.

Palm Hats

Amy Moorhouse knows about western fashion, being a fashion consultant with ties to a number of western manufacturers. She believes in keeping the suns harmful UV rays off the skin around her face with wide brim hats and she finds non better than a palm frond hat which she has a number of. Her first was swiped from her dad, Bob Moorhouse who spent years managing the famous Pitchfork Ranch and lots of that time was spent in the West Texas sun. With that much time outdoors, he knows what he is talking about when it comes to sun protection. Amy dresses hers up with a silk flower or interesting hat band but mainly gives them an interesting crease to make a statement. What a great way to stay cool.

A silk flower adds a little color.

A Nevada crease gives a sombrero feel to the wide brim.

After more than 15 years of use, the center of the original fell out.

Texas River Surfing

 It really is getting to be a regular thing in North Texas. For the past few years with all the drought I seldom got a chance to kayak much less surf around here but the past year has seen so much rain that the rivers and thus the waves come up fairly frequently. Another location, this one is on the Paluxy River near Glen Rose where all the dinosaur tracks are. It has a little more texture to the water making it a bit more challenging to ride.