Early Morning Outside Ft. Stockton (12/23/22) Image by kenne
On the road again
Broken clouds scatter the sky
Houston’s down the road.
— Kenne
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Leaving Ft. Stockton Leave a comment
West Texas Travels At Sunrise 5 comments
Morning Sunrise on the road in West Texas (December 23, 2022) — Images by kenne
We spent the night in Ft. Stockton after leaving Tucson on December 22nd on our Holiday trip to Houston to spend time with family and friends.
— kenne
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Desert Rosemallow (Hibiscus coulteri) Leave a comment
Desert Rosemallow (Hibiscus coulteri) — Image by kenne
We spent the day
driving in the rain
from Houston to Ft. Stockton,
before that
five days of no sun.
This posting
is in preparation
for our return to
the Sonoran Desert
and springtime.
— kenne
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A Bleak Morning In West Texas 3 comments
Wild Cotton Blossom — Image by kenne
A bleak morning
draped in
winter brown —
Ft. Stockton
where the wind
has no patience,
I console my
chilled being
with the freshness
and warmth of
a late summer
desert blossom.
— kenne
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Hotel Table Lamp (2001) Leave a comment
Hotel Table Lamp (2001) — Computer Painting by kenne
Light the first light of evening, as in a room
In which we rest and, for small reason, think
The world imagined is the ultimate good.
This is, therefore, the intensest rendezvous.
— from Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour by Wallace Stevens
(Shared on this day as we stay overnight in Ft. Stockton on our return trip from Houston to Tucson.)
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West Texas In Black and White Leave a comment
West Texas — Image by kenne
driving miles of I-10’s rough roads
we watch the clouds moving in
over the mountains
as we drove the
high desert miles,
with only an occasional
ranch to market road overpass
between Ft. Stockton and Van Horn.
— kenne
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Leaving Behind The Ice 1 comment
Early Morning in Ft. Stockton, Texas — Images by kenne
Slideshow of images driving icy roads in west Texas, January 3, 2015.
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Freezing Rain In West Texas 4 comments
Freezing Rain In West Texas — Images by kenne
We delayed our return to Tucson for one day because of winter weather warnings in west Texas. Conditions were looking better yesterday, so we headed west on I-10. Using travel and weather apps we were able to track the I-10 conditions. Reports looked good to Ft. Stockton, but beyond travel was discouraged. Temperatures hovered around freezing, then about 100 miles east of Ft. Stockton we were driving in freezing rain. Knowing that gas would be an issue since the winter storm had begun on the 31st (New Year’s Eve), stopped frequently, keeping the tank no lower than half full.
We had reserved a room in Ft. Stockton the day before, we weren’t out in the cold like many. After arriving to the Comfort Inn, I went looking for gas and waited in line for over an hour.
Ft. Stockton has never been one of my favorite places, so covered with ice doesn’t make it a more enjoyable place.
Looks like we will be able to move on west later this morning.
kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Snow In West Texas 1 comment
Davis Mountains — Image by kenne
While driving I-10 somewhere between Van Horn and Ft. Stockton, we came upon a very recent snow fall. This scene is of the Davis Mountains looking south from I-10. The temperature was in the mid-thirties, so it was a wet snow allowing it to cling to the mountain-sides. What a beautiful contrast to the normal west-Texas views.
Storm in the canyons
A west Texas whiteout
Holiday pictures.
kenne
