Burrowing owl makes a rocky home in Austin
A burrowing owl, rarely seen in Central Texas, has taken up residence in a pile of boulders in an Austin field slated for development.… Read More
Screech owlets have flown the coop
May 18, 2018 The three screech owlets in our owl box fledged this week. We’ve spotted one of them in the crape myrtle — the red-hued Moltres, my daughter thinks. Its red coloring is more visible in the last photo … Read More
Succulent pots set out for spring, but too early?
February 22, 2018 A balmy breeze smelling of spring convinced me to move my cold-tender potted succulents back out into the garden over the weekend. It’s so nice to see them gracing a plant table on the deck again, after … Read More
Blackbird to bring good cheer
December 01, 2017 Seeing Blackbird, a new sculpture in Austin’s Republic Square Park, for the first time last week, I couldn’t help hearing Paul McCartney’s lilting voice in my head: Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken … Read More
Brookside Gardens and a Dougherty twig sculpture: Capital Region Garden Bloggers Fling
July 13, 2017 One of our stops on the Capital Region Garden Bloggers Fling was Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland, where I was smitten by a stand of Verbena bonariensis along a formal path. I didn’t end up taking many … Read More