Whitewashed limestone officers’ quarters at Fort McKavett State Historic Site, with a covered front porch, shuttered windows, a weathered wood-shingle roof, and two chimneys, beside a large live oak under a deep blue sky.

Close Quarters

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Lens-Artists Challenge #415: Move Your Body When Anne set this week’s challenge, I knew exactly what I wanted to show. However, because I was in Colorado until Monday, I waited until I got home to put this post together. Like … Read More

Monochrome photograph of the limestone ruins of a building at Fort McKavett State Historic Site, seen from a low angle, with the sun forming a starburst through an empty upper window beneath a streaked, dramatic sky.

What Time Cannot Erase

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When I was planning the itinerary for my February 2026 visit to Big Bend Ranch State Park, one place stood out along the route: the Fort McKavett State Historic Site. The preliminary information I read about the site gave me … Read More