Cooper and I thread our way through skeletons of yucca, struggling prickly pear and occasional color spots of the hardiest Llano Estacado wildflowers. We pause in the shade of a Siberian Elm, an old timer with numerous battle scars. I close my eyes and engage all senses. The only sounds are the prairie wind moving through the elm foliage and Cooper’s rhythmic panting. My shirt flutters briefly in a gust of wind. I cock my head to keep my Dusty Rhodes headgear from sailing into the deep blue New Mexico skies.
In mind’s eye I picture the Llano expanse in full bloom and drenched in a summer thundershower. A bouquet for my wife is in order.
© Ilija Lukić 2011
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| The Llano Estacado In Bloom |
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| Heart And Soul |
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| Sunshine On His Shoulders (Cooper) |
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| Facing The Morning Sun |
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| Làmparas De Dios |
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| Llano Alligator |
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| Llano Estacado Lightposts |
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| Pocketful Of Daisies |
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| Prickly Pear Cactus Roses |
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| Purple Winds (Cooper) |
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| Slick Travel |
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| Small Palafoxia |
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| Spotted Beebalm Blanket |
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