A rattlesnake Thanksgiving in West Texas

Although I live in Baytown, my roots are in West Texas. I spent my first 12 years on a cotton farm near Big Spring and Stanton.

Here are few photos from a Thanksgiving visit.

There are few touches of green on the landscape.

Look closely for the eye of the rattlesnake peering at us. It was the first warm day after an ice storm, so it was sluggish.

You can see for miles.

In the draw, wild hogs are hiding.

At dusk the sandhill cranes add their night music.