Sunset at Lady Bird Lake
A sherbet-colored sunset over Lady Bird Lake during a recent walk turned Austin’s glass skyscrapers into a pastel rainbow row.… 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
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
Zilker Tree spin on Christmas Eve
On a quiet Christmas Eve we visited the Zilker Holiday Tree, which has been lighting up Zilker Park just south of downtown Austin since 1967. … Read More
Welcome to Austin
February 10, 2008 Do you picture cowboys, cattle, and cactus when you think about Austin, Texas? If so, consider instead how we Austinites see our hometown: Live Music Capital of the World and home to PBS’s long-running “Austin City Limits” … Read More