West Texas

Today we entered central west Texas on
Route 180.

West Texas is known for its oil, cotton and peanuts.
Here is one of thousands of oil pumpers.

Beside the road, Bill noticed a burrowing owl.
It is in the middle of the picture. You must double
click on the picture to enlarge it. The owl
is sitting on a mound of dirt.

Believe it or not, this is a county road. Can you imagine
Ocean County Road 571 looking like this? The land to
the left has been plowed and planted. The land
on the right has been left in its natural state.

Water is the life blood of this part of America.
Even though the land receives about 20 inches of
rain, it is not enough to grow crops. Water is now
applied to crops through hoses and low nozzles
directly onto the plants. You can see the fine
mist coming out of the bottom of this irrigation system.

A herd of fine looking horses along Route 180.

Subaru relaxing in the shade.
It was 100 degrees again today.

A flowering cactus that has both yellow and pink flowers.

In the same field, we have wind power, oil being pumped
and winter wheat ready to be harvested.
They can co-exist.