Monthly Archives: June 2011

We Hardly Knew Ye……

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Randy Tindall

The Great Southern Brood has flung its fling, sung its songs, flown its flights, sowed its seeds. A few lonely latecomers still flit around, looking a little lost, wondering where the big party is, but the waves of red-eyed revelers … Continue reading →

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Troubling a Star

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Randy Tindall

“All things by immortal power Near or far, Hiddenly To each other linked are, That thou canst not stir a flower Without troubling of a star.” — Francis Thompson Having never been a father, I have to take my Father’s … Continue reading →

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The Sand Prairie of the Bootheel

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Randy Tindall

Some things just don’t seem to fit in at first glance, showing up unexpectedly where one wouldn’t expect them to be.  However, having been accused of that type of behavior myself, I have grown increasingly tolerant of it in other … Continue reading →

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The Great Southern Brood

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Randy Tindall

The Great Southern Brood is in our backyard, playing out a small part of its epic history here during these hot, oppressive days of late May, early June—-days more reminiscent of July and August than of this supposed pre-summer interlude.  … Continue reading →

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