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The Mysterious Power of Dripping Springs – by Jay W. Sharp

The Spanish have a word for it: “duende.” Literally it means “elf” or “imp” or “troll,” but in a more mystical sense, it alludes to a “mysterious power” and a “spirit of the earth,” said 20th century Spanish poet and dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca. You can feel Garcia Lorca’s duende at Dripping Springs, a small life-giving mountain rivulet
Jay W. Sharp

Jay W. Sharp – History Columnist

Jay published over 400 articles. He served as the regional vice president for the Texas Archaeological Society, president of the Houston Archaeological Society, president of the El Paso Archaeological Society and vice president of the Doña Ana Archaeological Society, and a docent for New Mexico’s Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum.