Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Texas side of the Red River and on the Big Mineral part of Lake Texoma (a lake shared by Texas and Oklahoma). Of the nearly 12,000 acres that make up the refuge, about 8,700 acres are uplands and the remaining 2,600 acres are wetlands. The refuge has been providing … Continue reading
This Great Blue Heron is watching and waiting for his dinner. He was visiting the fresh waters of the Red River at the Hagerman Wildlife Refuge near Sherman, Texas. Monochrome Madness Challenge “Dinner Time” is my entry for this week’s Monochrome Madness Challenge. You can join the challenge and see more entries over at Leanne … Continue reading
I found this guy hanging out in the fresh water of the Red River at the Hagerman Wildlife Refuge near Sherman, Texas. I think that he is a Great Blue Heron. He was rather fun to watch as he stood looking for his dinner. Here he is from a different angle. I enhanced the photo; so … Continue reading
This is the railroad bridge crossing over the Red River near Interstate 35 on the Texas – Oklahoma border. There is a slight upward tilt toward the bridge because I actually took the photo from underneath the Interstate 35 bridge. Monochrome Madness Challenge “Crossing The Red River” is my entry for this week’s Monochrome Madness … Continue reading
We took a detour on the way home a few weeks ago. We turned off of US Highway 287 onto US Route 79 and finally traveled on Texas State Highway 70. Much of the scenery was typical for the this part of Texas — small towns, flat plains, and mesquite bushes; but we did enjoy seeing … Continue reading
Water has been flowing over the spillway at Lake Texoma for almost 2 weeks. People are flocking to view this historical event. They are fishing from the side of the river and from their boats. The foaming, dirty water doesn’t seem to discourage anyone. I didn’t have an opportunity to fish; but I saw several … Continue reading
The boat dock at Grandpappy Point Marina (May 24, 2015). ⇑ Record Breaking Rains North Texas has been receiving higher than normal levels of rain for the last few months. In fact, this is the 3rd wettest May on record with 21 out of 27 days bringing rain for a total of 12.31 inches of rainfall. Most … Continue reading
Photo 101 – Landscape & Cropping (assignment 15) Treasure & Close Up (assignment 16) Photo 1 – Prairie Dog Fork of the Red River in Texas. There’s been a big drought in our part of Texas for many years. The rivers are usually dried up or just mud; so this photo of water running through … Continue reading
Rainy Day Reflections 