M.V. Restorations

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Night hunting has a way of thinning a man downto whatever is true in him.The rifle rests quiet.The clock quits mattering...
08/09/2026

Night hunting has a way of thinning a man down
to whatever is true in him.

The rifle rests quiet.
The clock quits mattering.
And the dark takes back everything
daylight had the nerve to name.

You begin to hear distance—
a branch giving under unseen weight,
grass combed backward by the wind,
the small negotiations of creatures
that never needed us to understand them.

Most of hunting is this:

waiting long enough
for your thoughts to run out of places to hide.

And when they finally do,
there is God—

not arriving with thunder,
not asking to be noticed,
just there in the enormous machinery of the night,
turning insects, wind, hunger, and moonlight
without making a sound about it.

So you sit.

Not because something has to die
for the night to have been worth it,

but because for a few dark hours
you get to become small enough
to listen.

Ride to the Ranch in Bracketville.The road west has a way of thinning things out—first the towns, then the traffic, then...
08/09/2026

Ride to the Ranch in Bracketville.

The road west has a way of thinning things out—
first the towns, then the traffic, then the noise in a man’s head.
By Brackettville, there’s mostly cedar, senderos,
and a horizon that doesn’t owe anybody an explanation.
These hills have watched good years come fat with rain
and hard years leave nothing but dust in the draw.
They’ve buried hoofprints, wagon tracks, and the names of men
who once figured they’d be remembered forever.
That country teaches something, if you travel it long enough:
we’re only passing through.
The land was here before us,
and the evening sun will lay across those ridges
long after our saddles are empty.
So you quit measuring a life by how close you are to downtown,
and start measuring it by how much of it you truly noticed—
a good horse, an honest day, a long road home,
and once in a while, a piece of Texas
where the mountains still meet the sky.

Some boys brought home frogs,some boys chased fireflies.Some had a pup at their heelsand mischief in their eyes.But some...
08/09/2026

Some boys brought home frogs,
some boys chased fireflies.
Some had a pup at their heels
and mischief in their eyes.
But somewhere along the way,
“Can I keep him?” got a little outta hand…
Just a barefoot kid, a grin,
and enough snake to worry the whole damn neighborhood.
Lord, we had fun growing up. 🐍

This was one of my cousins' snakes.
I had rattlesnakes, and they had boa constrictors. I often smell like every animal in the barn, so it didn't make sense to have one myself, but I sure loved visiting my cousins.

There’s a kind of rich that never had much to do with money—a fishing pole in your hand, your brothers piled in close,an...
08/08/2026

There’s a kind of rich that never had much to do with money—
a fishing pole in your hand, your brothers piled in close,
and Dad showing you that a good day didn’t need much planning.

Just muddy banks, still water, a mess of crawdads,
Mom and Ben watching from the shore,
and enough daylight left to make a memory.

Back then we were just fishin’.
Never crossed our minds that someday we’d look back
and realize those little afternoons were some of the big ones.

Lord, if childhood had a front porch,
I reckon it’d look a whole lot like this.

The ZebuBorn of an ancient line beneath an Eastern sun,where heat and hard country shaped what he'd become.That high-set...
08/08/2026

The Zebu

Born of an ancient line beneath an Eastern sun,
where heat and hard country shaped what he'd become.
That high-set hump ain't decoration or show—
it's the mark of the old Bos indicus blood below.

Loose hide for the heat, a constitution made tough,
built to thrive where softer cattle find the country rough.
From India into Africa, then across the world they came,
leaving Brahman, Nelore, Gir and Guzerá to carry on the name.

And standing here beneath a Texas mesquite,
black as coal and stout as one,
he carries a few thousand years of cattle history
like he knows exactly where he came from.

Healthy. Proud. Zebu.

When the West Goes QuietThe sun hangs low on a tired old sky,throwing gold where the cattle roam,long shadows stretching...
08/08/2026

When the West Goes Quiet

The sun hangs low on a tired old sky,
throwing gold where the cattle roam,
long shadows stretching across the ground
like they’re finding their own way home.

There’s dust on the road and miles on the truck,
and daylight’s losing its hold,
while evening comes across the pasture
slow and easy, weathered and gold.

The cattle gather beneath that sky,
not knowing what a sunset’s worth—
just another night coming over the hill,
another turning of the earth.

And a man could ride a thousand miles,
chasing something he hopes to find—
then catch one evening standing still
and wonder why he ever left it behind.

Supper at the BarnTwo hungry faces at the barn,four ears turned my way,like neither one has had a bitesince sometime yes...
08/08/2026

Supper at the Barn

Two hungry faces at the barn,
four ears turned my way,
like neither one has had a bite
since sometime yesterday.

The grass is green beneath their feet,
there’s plenty all around,
but somehow what’s inside that barn
beats anything they’ve found.

One waits back with patient eyes,
one’s nearly through the door—
both wearing that familiar look:
“You know what we came for.”

No bell was rung, no whistle blown,
no calling them by name—
just evening settling on the ranch,
and still they somehow came.

There’s sweeter sights beneath the sky,
I reckon there are few,
than happy, hungry faces
waiting there on you.

That One FellaEvery town’s got one fellafolks know without knowin’ why,the kind who’s lived enough storieshe don’t bothe...
08/08/2026

That One Fella

Every town’s got one fella
folks know without knowin’ why,
the kind who’s lived enough stories
he don’t bother tellin’ lies.

Drives something held together
by iron, noise, and pride,
built from pieces other men threw out
and somehow made to ride.

He ain’t much for introductions,
and he damn sure don’t explain.
He’s shook hands with good fortune
and stood grinnin’ in the rain.

Some swear he’s half crazy,
some reckon he’s just free—
but everybody’s got a story
'bout the man he used to be.

And when that old motor fires,
you can hear him down the road—
a little rust, a little thunder,
and a lifetime in the load.

ain’t carved his name in stone—
but he’s that one cool son of a gun
everybody seems to know.

08/07/2026

Where the Evening Settles
The south wind rolls across the hill,
and whistles through the tin,
chasing off the August heat
and letting evening in.
A hungry cow stands waiting there,
half grazing by the door,
like she’s kept that same appointment
a thousand times before.
There’s dust still clinging to the truck,
mud dried along the side,
and twenty miles of prairie wind
comes rolling with the tide.
George Strait is playing somewhere low,
his voice beneath the breeze,
while daylight lays its final hand
across the grass and trees.
No hurry left upon the place,
no need to beat the sun—
just cattle, wind, and country songs,
and another day well done.
So let the evening linger some,
before the daylight goes.
There’s something mighty fine about
the way a ranch day closes.

These old boots have never cared much for polish.They'd sooner wear dust than shine.Every scuff remembers a gate, every ...
08/06/2026

These old boots have never cared much for polish.
They'd sooner wear dust than shine.
Every scuff remembers a gate, every crease recalls a season, and tonight they borrow a little gold from a Texas sunset.
Funny thing about a day's work... The land never thanks you with words. It thanks you with evenings like this.





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