Peanut Farming

Glen Martin, left, and John Dyke, connect an eight-row lister to a tractor before preparing a 30-acre peanut field on Martin & Sons Farm Monday, April 6, 2009, near Brownfield, Texas. Peanuts make up about 10% of the farm's 4,500 acres. The battered peanut industry is involved in a lobbying and public relations campaign in Washington, a delicate strategy to help the industry rebound after the salmonella outbreak linked to the Peanut Corp. of America. -- AP photo/Geoffrey McAllister

I recently did an assignment for the associated press highlighting a peanut farm in Brownfield, Texas. Read NPR's article, THE INFLUENCE GAME: Peanut industry wants help too to see more photos and read the accompanying article.

WWII soldier’s remains laid to rest after 64 years

The B-24 bomber in which Jimmie Doyle was flying was shot down over the island nation of Palau in September 1944. His remains were laid to rest Saturday afternoon in Lamesa after recently being discovered. GQ magazine wrote a very interesting article entitled: Leave No Man Behind.

TT Red & Black

Texas Tech's Detron Lewis catches a touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Steven Sheffield over defensive back Brent Nickerson during the Red & Black spring practice game Saturday, April 18, at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Marble-sized hail

Hail covers the corner of 8th Street and Avenue L during a thunderstorm in Lubbock Thursday afternoon. Heavy rain and hail were reported in various locations throughout the region.

April 16, 2009 (Geoffrey McAllister/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)

Just wish my car hadn't been parked across the street ... 20+ dents later...

All-City basketball

gotta love the intro music!! :)

Over the past week I've been photographing and working on this video of the Avalanche-Journal All-City basketball teams. Of the 12 portraits, the below photograph of Krista Ford if my favorite.

Golf celebration - funny

Cathy Tate yells at the ball (top) and then rolls on her back in celebration as her son, Amarillo High's Sean Tate, left, sinks a long par putt on the 8th hole Tuesday afternoon during a 2-5A district tournament at Meadowbrook Golf Course.

April 07, 2009 (Geoffrey McAllister/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)

Cold in Texas

In most corners of the country this kind of weather is no big deal - but in west texas in March it caught a few people off guard. Having experienced cold midwest winters and rocky mountain winters, I'm not sure I've ever felt such strong winds mixed with snow as I did when photographing this particular morning... or maybe having spent 5 of my last 6 winters in warm weather locations (Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix, and Texas) has made me soft.