Archive: November 28, 2025 - Gary Borders

Stick Season and Sticker Burrs

The leaves are fleeing the trees here at Three Geese Farm. Soon it will be stick season, as they call it in New England, the transitional period between fall and winter. The difference, of course, is that it is unlikely snow will soon be blanketing the ground here in Northeast Texas. I spent a pleasant Saturday bushhogging the pasture where Pancho the Donkey hangs out, as well as the side pasture that Willie and Waylon, our longhorn steers, now call home. It is past time to plant winter ryegrass, but warm, dry weather well into November required me to wait. My Beautiful Mystery Companion...

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