Locals call the squat mountains surrounding our ranch Los Picachos—"The Peaks"—which is way too grandiose; most are no more than scraggly hills. Google Maps says our ranch is about 7,000 feet above sea level, and the Picachos could not be much taller than another 500 or 700 feet. During the dry season the Picachos turn particularly …
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How environmental fervor led to a bum idea
Of all the hare-brained ecological ideas I've had since we bought our ranch—all in the spirit of "Let's Give Mother Nature a Hand"—the one I conjured up last week has to be one of the dumbest.Think Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor in "Green Acres."For several weeks Félix had been grousing, politely but insistently, about the …
The biggest, baddest angel of all
September 29, the feast of St. Michael the Archangel is marked in bold letters in San Miguel's religious calendar. No surprise there: The town is named after that feisty angel.Except for celebrations surrounding Holy Week, it's the biggest event of the year among the faithful, and even among those who score only más o menos …
When the babes come marchin' in
Photographing baby animals around the ranch is cheap but irresistible blog material. Félix the gardener found the little rabbit under a cactus, where it had been cornered by Lucy who spends her life going after rabbits but never catching any. Like dogs who chase cars, Lucy wouldn't know what to do if she actually caught one. …
El Rancho Santa Clara 