Waterloo Greenway light installations return for Austin’s 10th anniversary Creek Show
Austin’s Creek Show is a 9-night chance to enjoy light installations along Waller Creek, where a chain of parks is being built downtown.… Read More
Garden destination Austin: My article in The American Gardener
Are you curious to know what Austin is like as a garden destination? If so, check out my article in The American Gardener magazine.… Read More
Light-diffusing Petals and Ellsworth Kelly at Blanton Museum
Light-filtering, tulip-shaped structures called the Petals shade the plaza at the Blanton Museum, home to Ellsworth Kelly’s Austin chapel.… Read More
Early spring walk at Lady Bird Lake
March 01, 2024The trail around Lady Bird Lake was pink, brown, and blue last weekend. Peach trees were flowering against a bluebird sky. Bald cypresses were biding their time, waiting to be sure all freezes are over. Eager redbuds proclaimed … Read More
A garden with your coffee at Cosmic Saltillo
Cosmic Saltillo, an Austin coffee shop and beer garden with landscaping by Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, has an inviting patio with water features and plants.… Read More
Golden hour at Lady Bird Lake and downtown Austin
Austin’s glass skyscrapers and orange-needled bald cypresses along Lady Bird Lake glow beautifully at golden hour on December walks.… Read More
Another fall walk and deer destruction at home
Beautiful fall weather enticed me out for another walk around Lady Bird Lake. But at home, the deer were on a tear.… Read More
Thankful for today
I’m finding much to be thankful for today and hope you are too. I’m grateful for cooler weather and walks around Lady Bird Lake.… Read More
Creek Show art installations glow at Waterloo Greenway
Last night I went to see Austin’s Creek Show, an annual exhibition of light-art installations, put on by Waterloo Greenway.… Read More
Summer pleasures: Barton Springs Pool and Lockhart art
A summer visit to chilly Barton Springs Pool in Austin and laid-back Lockhart, Texas, for tasty bar food and art.… Read More
Evening under the Petals at Blanton Museum
The Petals at the Blanton Museum dapple the hot Texas sun by day. After dark, they shine like freckled, supersized datura flowers. … Read More
Hotel Magdalena courtyard evokes Hill Country canyon
Exploring the native-plant landscaping and contemporary-canyon courtyard at Hotel Magdalena on South Congress in Austin.… Read More
East Austin art safari
Sharing interesting art that I found on an art crawl in East Austin: works by Valerie Fowler, Will Hatch Crosby, and Chris Levack.… Read More
Creek Show 2021 lights up spacious new Waterloo Park
Creek Show is back and better than ever at downtown Austin’s Waterloo Park. The inventive light installation runs through November 21.… Read More