Starling on Barbed Wire a photo by Jay Groce on Flickr. For years, I’d seen scores of black birds jetting to and fro, frolicking in trees and keeping watch on power lines. Never one time did I give them even a second thought. Never once did I consider any single bird – they were always [...]

My Friend the Hawk a photo by Jay Groce on Flickr. Most of the time life is even. You win a few, you lose a few. Once in a while life pulls you out of bed and beats you to within an inch of your life. On those occasions all you can do is take [...]

Good Night from Galveston a photo by Jay Groce on Flickr. Ahhh, Galveston. The poor man’s Mexico. At least, my Mexico – as Galveston is as close as I’ve ever been. I spent many a summer day on the shores of Galveston Island. It can be as beautiful as any coastal place I have been, [...]