Articles written by Joan Clayton Local Columnist

Joan Clayton Local columnist

First the frost of last year took six trees and the heat now is working on some more. I love trees. What would we do without them? I love the shade they give. Think of all the things they bring like fruit, wood, furniture and buildings. God has made you and me, even animals what we need to survive. We were driving to Clovis one day and I saw a deer eating leaves off a tree. "No you didn't see that," my husband said. "Even if you did a deer wouldn't be out in this heat." So I held my ground. "Okay" he said, "I'll turn around... Full story