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Butterflies at Christmas?
Our tractor seat plants are a surprise attraction.

Photo: Highly localized fog bank resting over Lake Marble Falls (TX) and viewed from the parking lot of First Baptist Church, Marble Falls
A highly localized fog bank blanketing Lake Marble Falls (TX)

Our tractor seat plants are putting out blooms like crazy, and attracting swarms of pollinators. We were surprised about both events.

Published Saturday, 23 December 2023, 16:51
Categorized as Plant Life, Wildlife - Invertebrates Tagged tractor seat plants

Local Fall Color
The change of seasons here isn't dramatic, but it's still noticeable.

Photo: Japanese maple in red phase of foliage

We don’t get a lot of fall color, but we like what we do see.

Published Saturday, 2 December 2023, 12:14
Categorized as Plant Life, Texas Hill Country, Weather Tagged cottonwoods, fall colors, Japanese maple

Random Thursday: The December Eve Edition

Photo: Rippled clouds at sunrise in Horseshoe Bay, Texas

From pretty flowers to pretty dumb quotes, and many unrelated things in between…

Published Thursday, 30 November 2023, 12:31
Categorized as Memes..., MSM/Journalism/etc..., Plant Life, Random Thursday Tagged amaryllis, John Muir

Sprinkler Controller Replacement: A Rare DIY Win

Photo: Part of our front lawn along with a hanging basket

Replacing our decades-old sprinkler system controller seemed like a daunting task, but it turned out to be so simple that even I could do it.

Published Saturday, 17 June 2023, 17:14
Categorized as Plant Life, Tech..., Tools & DIY Tagged lawn care, Rachio 3, sprinkler controller

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 14)

Bluebonnets are fading, but there are plenty of other wildflowers to take their place. We also encountered a teensy turtle, and a hitherto unobserved water snake.

Published Thursday, 27 April 2023, 6:00
Categorized as Nature, Plant Life, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Snakes, Wildlife - Turtles & Lizards Tagged diamondback watersnake, milkweed, Monarch butterflies, river cooter, Texas wildflowers

Random Thursday

Photo: Small cluster of cacti

Hot cars, colorful wildflowers, dramatic thunderheads: happy Thursday, y’all!

Published Thursday, 23 March 2023, 13:07
Categorized as Cars, Plant Life, Random Thursday, Texas Hill Country, Weather Tagged bluebonnets, Dodge Demon, Horseshoe Bay, Mediterranean lineseed, Texas wildflowers

A Few Photos for Your Perusal

Here are a handful of random photos I’ve taken over the past couple of weeks.

Published Monday, 20 March 2023, 21:27
Categorized as Photography, Plant Life, Wildlife - Birds

*Bonnets: Blue & Otherwise

Photo: Shadow of photographer over a field of bluebonnets

The bluebonnets in Texas are putting on quite a show this year.

Published Monday, 13 March 2023, 16:29
Categorized as Plant Life, Texas Hill Country Tagged bluebonnets

2023: Ready to Rumble

2023 is already shaping up to be an interesting year.

Published Sunday, 1 January 2023, 13:23
Categorized as Kitchen Sink..., Plant Life

Random Thursday: The Phoning It In Edition

AI-generated images of cherubs changing light bulbs

We’re growing our own Texas Mountain Laurel. Also, I have a new cowboy hat. But wait…there’s more!

Published Thursday, 29 December 2022, 15:41
Categorized as Art, Fashion, Plant Life, Random Thursday

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