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A walk at La Sal del Rey

 …over the weekend. There is a string of three hyper-saline lakes a half hour north of us.  Standing water, no outlet, located over a salt dome.The shoreline is a good place to walk when it hasn’t rained recently. Along the way are massive mounds of poop. More than one critter could put out all on its own. White-tailed deer signposts, I presume. 
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Hayfever

 I used to get hayfever every spring in Colorado.  It got worst in early June.  That has never been a problem here in Texas…  …until this year.  The hayfever has been going crazy on me the last few days. We saw something on the news that may be a contributing factor.  The weather report referred to less-than-perfect visibility.  We hadn’t noticed.  The visibility culprit?  African dust.  A dust storm in the Sahara put enough dirt into the air that it has drifted across the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico to affect us.  I wonder if that’s the unusual thing I’m reacting to; dust from Africa.  That would explain why it’s a problem now and never has been before. Or, I suppose, my hayfever *could* have to do with the endless fields of sorghum in full bloom all around us.  
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Because we live in way South Texas

 We get to walk in places where we see signs like this: We don’t actually get to see ocelots, but we get to see suggestions that they’re around.  We do see bobcats from time to time. A big old tortoise out for a walk.  …until I disturb him by walking past. …and other things not out for a walk. …that used to be here. 
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Happy Birthday

  

From: Steve Taylor [mailto:spt@thetaylorcompany.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 10:56 PM
To: Judy (Judy@TaylorRoth.com
Subject: Happy Birthday

  Rags the cat. 14 years old today.