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A LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER<br />
n Texas, seasons seem to slip from one to the other without much<br />
notice or fanfare. <strong>Fall</strong> is no different, really. Unlike the northeast or the<br />
mountain states, we generally don’t enjoy a profusion of color. We get<br />
our dose of kaleidoscopic color in the spring when the wildflowers<br />
burst onto the scene.<br />
And while I understand why people get jazzed about colorful<br />
landscapes, I personally get excited about the first norther. After<br />
surviving a seemingly endless Texas summer, there’s nothing more<br />
refreshing than the sudden drop in temperature, even if it’s fleeting,<br />
that promises relief. It’s a signal that change is literally in the air.<br />
Monarchs will pass through in a fluttering, flashing mass.<br />
Doves will bring their acrobatic flying skills to grain fields, weedy<br />
patches and stock tanks near you. Soon ducks and geese will fill<br />
their favorite potholes.<br />
Now some folks don’t like change, but I do. I learned a long time<br />
ago that change is really the only thing that stays the same, whether<br />
it’s in nature or in business. No day—and therefore no year—is ever<br />
the same in ranch real estate.<br />
Constant change doesn’t disconcert me because it gives me a chance<br />
to apply the best advice I ever got. When I was still wet behind the ears, a<br />
mentor said: “Look at the big picture, but when you’re faced with a decision<br />
do the next best thing for your business and your family. If you base every<br />
decision on what’s best, then you’ll always be okay.”<br />
Keep that in mind as you flip through<br />
our pages and look at the best ranches that<br />
Texas has to offer. If you purchase the one<br />
that best fits you, your family, friends and<br />
even your business, it will be the next best<br />
thing you’ve ever done.<br />
Tom Alexander<br />
Publisher<br />
talexander@land.com<br />
TOM ALEXANDER<br />
Publisher<br />
LAURET JARVIS<br />
Editor-in-Chief<br />
BRITANNY GILLEN<br />
Production Manager<br />
KATIE GORDON<br />
Designer<br />
LAUREN CARSWELL<br />
Designer<br />
LETTERS + COMMENTS Lauret Jarvis, Editor-in-Chief, ljarvis@land.com<br />
SUBSCRIPTIONS + INFORMATION land.com/magazines or email us at magazines@land.com<br />
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