Barton Creek Greenbelt Hike

Good thing we went yesterday instead of postponing it until today. It poured today and it looks like the plan is to pour for the rest of the week. Let me share the fun with you… More photos here.

How to read

I wanted to share a portion of a book we have been going through at church. It was something of an eye-opener for me mainly because I never thought of taking notes while reading. Imagine that? I always took notes in class, but never thought to do that while learning from a book. This is [...]

I tried

Really, I did. I cajoled, I teased, I begged. In the end silly-ness won. Was that for the best? The inevitable: Ah, but the hand on the shoulder makes it for me!

Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory

I know I have a backlog of posts to do, but today was fun so I have to start off with that. Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory: whodathunk it? When I asked some moms if they’ve heard of bird observatory/water treatment plant in Austin they’d never heard of it. I’m not sure I remember where I [...]

Spiderssss

Ewwww. Taken while on a walk at Circle C park (pics later). The boys are calling for me to hurry; they see a way to cross the creek and I better hurry. Out of the corner of my eye, I notice movement and see the inside of this tree hollow just moving.

Fredricksburg

So two weekends ago we headed out to Fredricksburg to see if we could find some peaches to bring home. It would have been a waste of a few good hours to stay at home and sit in front of the computer, know what I mean? Texas Hill Country is just awash with wildflowers right [...]