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Photo Friday
Snaps and stories from the past few weeks

Photo: Grainy black and white photo of a double rainbow

Double rainbows, music legends, and bluebonnets on the way…it’s been a great time to take photos.

Published Friday, 9 February 2024, 16:24
Categorized as Music, Nature, Photography, Texas Hill Country, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged Augie Meyers, bluebonnets, Hotel Emma, Los Texmaniacs, rainbows, San Antonio

Reptilandia: A great zoo gets even better
A long-awaited expansion doesn’t disappoint.

Photo: Exhibit in tropical wing of Reptilandia Reptile Lagoon, Johnson City, TX
One of the new exhibits in the tropical wing.

The Reptilandia Reptile Lagoon has upped its game considerably with the opening of its new tropical exhibit building.

Published Wednesday, 3 January 2024, 9:55
Categorized as Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Amphibians, Wildlife - Snakes, Wildlife - Turtles & Lizards Tagged Axototl, Bearded anole, Gaboon viper, Komodo dragon, Sailfin dragon, Sungazer, Woma python

Random Thursday: The Neighborhood Nature Edition

Photo: Creek reflection

What do Hanukkah, Ducatis, deer, and ladybugs have in common? Well, nothing…that’s why it’s random.

Published Thursday, 7 December 2023, 16:38
Categorized as Random Thursday, Rides..., Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged Ducati, lady beetles, whitetail deer

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

Assessing Albert
The historic Albert Dance Hall is...interesting

Photo: Dancers at Albert Dance Hall, Texas

The historic Albert dancehall provided an unexpectedly good time. Here’s a quick recap of the evening, and the venue.

Published Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 19:51
Categorized as Dancing - Country, History, Texas, Texas Hill Country Tagged Albert, Albert Dance Hall, Bob Appel Band, Texas Dance Halls

Neighborhood Nature (Pt. 15)

Photo: funny tree stump

Nature provided a plethora of fascinating scenes over the past few weeks.

Published Friday, 2 June 2023, 17:54
Categorized as Nature, Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Amphibians, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Snakes

Random Thursday: The Storm Damage Edition

Photo - Sunrise in Horseshoe Bay, Texas

The storms that hit our neighborhood did some pretty significant damage here and there, but it could have been a lot worse.

Published Thursday, 11 May 2023, 14:41
Categorized as Random Thursday, Texas Hill Country, Weather, Wildlife - Birds Tagged cedar elms, damage, red-tailed hawks, storms

Foto Friday

This was a good week for taking pictures.

Published Friday, 14 April 2023, 14:45
Categorized as Photography, Texas Hill Country, Wildlife - Invertebrates, Wildlife - Snakes Tagged bluebonnets, fog, Horseshoe Bay, snails, snakes

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

*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

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