ARTICLES & ESSAYS
Puzzling Times
Texas Co-op Power, February 2024
Mystery Solved: Big Bend species is a new spider family
Texas Parks & Wildlife, October 2023
Make Your Shelf Useful
Texas Co-op Power, August 2023
The Flies of Texas
Texas Parks & Wildlife, July 2023
Fruits of Their Labor: How passionate artists turn gourds into art
Texas Co-op Power, April 2023
Nature's Cure: Lampasas boasts healing waters
Texas Parks & Wildlife, March 2023
Step Back in Time: Cleburne celebrates its past
Texas Parks & Wildlife, Jan/Feb 2023
The Grazing Craze
Texas Co-op Power, June 2022
Right on Rain
Texas Co-op Power, May 2022
No Hedging
Texas Co-op Power, April 2022
Pit Stop: Trucker Jesse Rex captures creatures of all kinds behind his lens
All Creatures (Guideposts), March/April 2022
"Texas Country Reporter" Celebrates 50 Years on Television
Landscapes, Winter 2022
Ranching, Rodeos and Real Estate: Bob Tallman
Landscapes, Winter 2022
Courthouse Proceedings: Mason County
Texas Co-op Power, February 2022
Crazy Waters: Mineral Wells
Texas Parks & Wildlife, November 2021
Sheryl Smith-Rodgers on GVTC
Laudable interview (fun!), November 2021
Not About to Fixate
Texas Co-op Power, October 2021
When God Laughs
Mysterious Ways (Guideposts), Oct/Nov 2021
Strip-till saves the soil
Landscapes, Summer 2021
Closing the Loop
Landscapes, Summer 2021
A Path to Connect: Great Springs Project
Rock & Vine, pg. 22, Summer 2021
The Bluebonnet Lady of Texas
Texas Co-op Power, April 2021
When Lulu Listened: How a Ruffed Grouse Helped a Grieving Husband
All Creatures, March/April 2021
Hunting for Arrowheads, Artifacts and Fossils
Texas Trophy Hunters, March/April 2021
Flower Power
Texas Co-op Power, March 2021
Family Man
Angels (Guideposts), February 2021
Putting Down Roots
Texas Co-op Power, February 2021
Czech Churches
Texas Parks and Wildlife, January-February 2021
Sweet on Crab Apples
Texas Co-op Power, November 2020
Meadow Oasis
Texas Co-op Power, September 2020
Winging It
Texas Co-op Power, July 2020
My Amazing Backyard
Texas Parks & Wildlife, May 2020 (cover photo & story)
COVER PHOTO
Crape Murder
Texas Co-op Power, February 2020
Gordon’s Gold
Texas Co-op Power, January 2020
Lazarus the Bug (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, December 2019
Cotton on the Move
Landscapes, Winter 2019
A Final Score
Texas Co-op Power, October 2019
From the Shambles
Texas Co-op Power, August 2019
From the Shambles
Texas Co-op Power, August 2019
On the Road Again
Landscapes, Summer 2019
Grown Locally (cover story)
Texas Co-op Power, July 2019
Like a Moth to a Flame (cover story)
Texas Parks & Wildlife, July 2019
“Key Lesson”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandparents (March 2019)
New Plant on the Block
Wildflower, Spring 2019
Hail the Halls (cover story)
Texas Co-op Power, February 2019
Lilies and Longhorns: San Angelo
Texas Parks & Wildlife, January-February 2019
Someone Cares: Like a Diamond
Guideposts, November 2018
Redemption in the Desert
Texas Co-op Power, July 2018
Flowers Fresh From the Farm
Landscapes, Summer 2018
Living Granddad’s Legacy
Landscapes, Summer 2018
A Plucky Career Changes Pays Off
Landscapes, Summer 2018
What the Devil? (cover story)
Texas Co-op Power, March 2018
Standing Tall Once Again
Texas Co-op Power, February 2018
Game Warden’s Gonzales
Texas Parks & Wildlife, January 2018
Exotic Answers (cover story)
Texas Co-op Power, September 2017
42 Commentary
Texas42.net, August 2017
Golden Triangle
Texas Parks & Wildlife, June 2017
Texas on a Grand Stage
Texas Co-op Power, March 2017
The Top Spot: 42 Domino Game
Texas Co-op Power, January 2017
Rohan Meadery
Texas Co-op Power, August 2016
Buffalo Soldiers: The Unknown Army
Texas Parks & Wildlife, Aug/Sept 2016
San Antonio: Natural mission
Texas Parks & Wildlife, Aug/Sept 2016
Building Blanco Back
Texas Co-op Power, May 2016
Canyon Lake: The Gorge
Texas Parks & Wildlife, April 2016
Catalina Trail: Maiden of the Monarchs
Texas Parks & Wildlife, March 2016
Mose’s Light (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, December 2015
Uncle Charlie’s Gifts (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, November 2015
Mason: Treasure Hunt
Texas Parks & Wildlife, October 2015
Bird baths make a splash with wildlife
San Antonio Express-News, June 3, 2015
Kerrville: Fire in the Hills
Texas Parks & Wildlife, April 2015
Gone But Not Forgotten (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, December 2014
Good Things Comes in Bunches
Landscapes, Winter 2014
Faith in the Future
Landscapes, Winter 2014
A Can-Do Spirit
Landscapes, Winter 2014
All That’s Grape
Landscapes, Winter 2014
Beaumont: Mixing Oil and Water
Texas Parks & Wildlife, December 2014
Relics and Regaling in Brady
Texas Co-op Power, November 2014
Close to Earth, Close to God
Landscapes, Summer 2014
An Amazing Ride
Landscapes, Summer 2014
The Family that Farms Together, Stays Together
Landscapes, Summer 2014
Back From the Edge
Texas Parks & Wildlife, July 2014
Watery World Made Simple
Texas Co-op Power, June 2014
Connie Hagar: First Lady of Texas Birders
Texas Parks & Wildlife, May 2014
Victoria: Fossati’s Delicatessen
Texas Co-op Power, May 2014
Bringing Fresh Ideas to the Boardroom
Landscapes, Winter 2013
A Blessed Ranch
Landscapes, Winter 2013
A Gin is Born
Landscapes, Winter 2013
When God Adjusts the Thermostat
Guideposts
On Purple Angel’s Wings
Angels on Earth
More Cotton with Less Water
Landscapes, Summer 2013
Building Better Cattle
Landscapes, Summer 2013
Bull Dog’s Heart
Guideposts, July 2013
Forgiveness in the Family
Guideposts, June 2013
Nurturing Nature
Texas Parks & Wildlife, April 2013
An Angel Under Her Own Roof
Angels, April 2013
An Invasive’s Worst Nightmare
Texas Co-op Power, March 2013
Presidio La Bahia
Texas Co-op Power, February 2013
The Natural Stockman
Landscapes, Winter 2012
Produce in the Trans-Pecos
Landscapes, Winter 2012
Happy Pigs Make for Happy Customers
Landscapes, Winter 2012
No Middle Man Here
Landscapes, Winter 2012
A Benchmark for Breeding
Landscapes, Wildlife 2012
Growing by Leaps and Bounds
Landscapes, Wildlife 2012
This is Quite a Peeling
Texas Co-op Power, October 2012
Aquatica’s Splashing Debut
Texas Highways, August 2012
The Squirrel Whisperer (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, August 2012
A Business Boost from a Heavenly Advisor
Angels, July/August 2012
At a Loss for Words (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, June 2012
Tapping into Smart Financial Solutions
Landscapes, Summer 2012
I Track Wildlife
Texas Co-op Power, June 2012
Bringing Joy to Special Children
Guideposts, May 2012
Driven to Square Dance
Texas Co-op Power, March 2012
The Wonder of It All*
Morgan’s Wonderland offers something special for everyone
Texas Co-op Power, January 2012
*2012 Print Feature Winner, Barbara Jordan Award, Texas
Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
Closure Via a Stamp (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, December 2011
Flora Fact: Smoking Cigar
Texas Parks & Wildlife, December 2011
Wild Thing: Pop Goes the Weasel
Texas Parks & Wildlife, December 2011
Flora Fact: Tiny Terror, the Fiery Chile Pequin
Texas Parks & Wildlife, November 2011
Living High on the Wing
Texas Co-op Power, October 2011
Poison Ivy Primer
Texas Parks & Wildlife, October 2011
Pistol Packin’ Paula
Texas Co-op Power, September 2011
Rangeland Restoration
Landscapes, Wildlife 2011
Wally Dallenbach’s Other World
Landscapes, Wildlife 2011
Miss Tootsie Puts Lexington on the BBQ Map
Texas Co-op Power, June 2011
Taking the ‘Wild’ Out of Fire
Landscapes, Summer 2011
No, Not the Car Wash!
Texas Co-op Power, April 2011
Texas Nature Project: Changing Young Lives, One at a Time
Landscapes, Winter 2010
A Close Shave (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, March 2011
Five-and-Dime Happy Times
Texas Co-op Power February 2011
Christmas Eve Prayer
Guideposts, December 2010
A Mother’s Thankful Prayers
Guideposts, November 2010
Texas Tongue Twisters
Texas Co-op Power, November 2010
On Point
Landscapes, Wildlife 2010
The Plant Hunter–Benny Simpson
Texas Parks & Wildlife, August 2010
Goodbye to a River Turns 50
Texas Highways, 2010
The Word’s Out
Angus Journal, July 2010
Beetle Mania
Texas Parks & Wildlife, June 2010
Prime Cut: Looking for Love in All the Right Places
Guideposts, June 2010
Behooved to Help
Landscapes, Summer 2010
Missing Mississippi
Landscapes, Summer 2010
A Day in the Park
Texas Highways, April 2010
Purple Martin Landlords
Texas Co-op Power, January 2010
Wild Thing: Water Strider
Texas Parks & Wildlife, May 2010
When Birds Go Bald
Texas Parks & Wildlife, May 2010
Space of His Own–Astronaunt Doug Hurley
Landscapes, Winter 2009
The Wagonmaster
American Profile, August 26, 2009
Sage Advice
Texas Co-op Power, August 2009
Easter Bloomer
Texas Parks & Wildlife, April 2009
Crazy Ants
Texas Parks & Wildlife, April 2009
Weeds Redefined (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, April 2009
TH Moment with Nolan Ryan
Texas Highways, April 2009
Harvestmen
Texas Parks & Wildlife, January 2009
Say Cheese
Texas Co-op Power, December 2008
Leaves of Fire
Texas Parks & Wildlife, November 2008
Haunted Jefferson
Texas Highways, October 2008
Chickens Are a Girl’s Best Friend
Landscapes, Winter 2008
Texas-Style Diplomacy
Texas Highways, 2008
Texas White House
Texas Co-op Power, August 2008
Digging for Dinner
Texas Parks & Wildlife, June 2008
Black-eyed Susan
Texas Parks & Wildlife, May 2008
Plucky Pelicans
Texas Parks & Wildlife, April 2008
Texas Backyards Gone Wild (cover story)
Texas Co-op Power, March 2008
Outlaw on the Air
Texas Co-op Power, February 2008
Piercing Moments (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, February 2008
Web Mania!
Spiders spin a mysterious masterpiece at Lake Tawakoni
Texas Parks & Wildlife, January 2008
Silver Star (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, December 2007 (page 20-21)
Bob Phillips: Texas Country Reporter
Texas Co-op Power, December 2007 (cover story)
Bug in Your Punch
Texas Parks & Wildlife, October 2007
A Texas Highways Moment with Barry Corbin
Texas Highways, August 2007
The Cowgirl Way
Angus Journal, February 2007 (PDF)
Fishing for Laughs: 25 Years of Tuna, Texas
Texas Highways, December 2006
Mural, Mural on the Wall
American Profile, Dec. 17, 2006
The Storytelling Place
Texas Parks & Wildlife, November 2006
Mastering Matagorda
Texas Parks & Wildlife, November 2006
Book of Life (essay)
Better Homes and Gardens, February 2006
Living Solo (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, pgs. 22-23, February 2006
Barth’s Restaurant, Kenedy (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, November 2005
Scary Scavengers
Texas Parks & Wildlife, October 2005
Flower Farms Bloom in Texas (cover story)
Texas Co-op Power, July 2005
The June Bug Caper of 1906 (essay)
Texas Co-op Power, January 2005 (page 27)
Mum-A-Mia
Texas Co-op Power, October 2004 (page 6)
Murder, They Write
Texas Co-op Power, June 2004 (page 8)
State Lines: Marking Outside the Box (essay)
Houston Chronicle, February 22, 2004
Certified Visionary
Angus Journal, September 1999
Bluebonnets’ State Flower Song
Texas Highways, 1998
F. C. Murphy
Angus Journal, December 1998