From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas by John Graves Read for The Bookshelf by Tom Bacon

From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas by John Graves Read for The Bookshelf by Tom Bacon

From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas by John Graves Read for The Bookshelf by Tom Bacon

From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas by John Graves Read for The Bookshelf by Tom Bacon

From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas by John Graves Read for The Bookshelf by Tom Bacon

From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas by John Graves Read for The Bookshelf by Tom Bacon

From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas by John Graves Read for The Bookshelf by Tom Bacon

Producer Jane Fritz presents "Wild Encounters." This program was originally broadcast in 1997.

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Eileen Garvin now lives in Hood River, Oregon, which is located on the south bank of the Columbia River near Mount Hood. She's been a freelance writer for more than fifteen years, writing about travel, outdoor recreation and small business for various online and print media outlets. Her work has appeared with PsychologyToday.com, The Oregonian, Travel Oregon, and Creative Non-Fiction Magazine. Garvin's new novel is The Music of Bees .

In part four of four Chris Maccini shares reflections from Tod Marshall and those who have been impacted by his service as Poet Laureate. Marshall reflects in written form, in his article in The Inlander . This program first aired in February, 2018.