Billings in the Morning

I visited my parents, Bill and Loretta, in Billings, Montana last week.

Billings is sort of a a far-northern suburb of Dallas. In the fifties and sixties, the city grew to accommodate the development of the Williston Basin oil field. My Dad, at 78, is still working in the oil business.

Like Dallas, Billings is very conservative and very fashionable. The women look just so and the men drive trucks and SUVs.

Cows are cows, though, and in Billings, they’re right in the middle of town. Above is the view from in front of my Mom’s condo building one morning last week. The Rimrocks, a 400-foot high sandstone butte, rises in the distance.

When you turn 180 degrees, this is the view:

More about Billings as the week goes on.

Champ

Nicole Rammer, Nashville cross country champ, and teammates

Nicole Rammer, above center, won the Nashville Metro Public Schools Cross Country Championship yesterday, also leading her team to victory. Nicole is my niece.

Go Nicole!