I Meet Charlie

By Tommy Clarkson from the July 2013 Edition (Note: Some may recall from previous pieces I’ve written that, a while back, I learned that much to my surprise and amazement I seem to be able to converse with certain animals. There was the startled iguana in our bathroom, the beautiful Mariposa de la Muerte (Butterfly […]

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Catrina

By Tommy Clarkson from the June 2013 Edition (Part Two) (Having begun in last month’s issue of the Sun, this is the continuation of the amazing resurrection of a filly named Catrina an act that came about through the selfless efforts of some rather remarkable people.) “When Philip and Sharon brought Dr. Horatio and his […]

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Catrina

By Tommy & Patty Clarkson  from the May 2013 Edition The Beginning (December 6, 2008) “Now, with the passage of time and lucidity of good health restored I realize that when first I met them, I teetered perilously at the brink of life’s end. At the time, life had become but a numb haze of […]

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Pink Trumpet Tree

 By Tommy Clarkson from the May 2013 Edition (Tabebuia impetiginosa) Family: Bignoniaceae (Also called: Pink Trumpet Tree, Purple Trumpet Tree, Pink (or Purple) Lapacho, Lavender  Trumpet tree, Tecoma, White Cedar, Quebracho, Pau d’Arco or Ipe) What a bright flash of color when nature seems a bit drab prior to the seasonal rains! In fact, no […]

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