Twinkly trees aglow in Johnson City
Wishing you a merry and bright Christmas, with pics of twinkly trees in Johnson City, Texas. Happy holidays!… Read More
Wrapping up socially distant 2020 with drive-through Trail of Lights
What is Austin’s Trail of Lights like without the people? A covid-safe, drive-through Trail is better than no Trail, but it’s weird too.… Read More
Dazzling holiday lights in Johnson City and Austin
For dazzle and shine and small-town Christmas spirit, there’s no better place than Johnson City, Texas, about an hour west of Austin, and the headquarters of Pedernales Electric Co-op, where a grove of live oak trees is annually transformed into a nebula of twinkle lights. … Read More
Joy to the Weird: Austin’s 37th and 35th Street Christmas lights
December 25, 2018Merry Christmas, Joy to the Weird, and festive holiday greetings to you from Austin! Last night, on Christmas Eve, my family and I joined curious throngs of people walking and cruising along W. 37th Street, with a jog … Read More
Moonstruck and aglow at Wildflower Center’s Luminations
December 10, 2018Under a fingernail sliver of moon, we strolled quiet garden paths illuminated with hundreds of glowing luminarias, ultraviolet uplighting on trees, and the occasional white moon light at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center last night. The annual … Read More
The twinkliest town in the Hill Country
December 22, 2017 If you want to see trees made of light and a charmingly illuminated main square, go visit Johnson City, a small town of 2,000 residents, located about an hour west of Austin. Every December they turn their … Read More
Austin shines brightly at Trail of Lights and Zilker Tree
December 13, 2017 Five years have slipped by since we’ve walked Austin’s beloved holiday light display at Zilker Park called Trail of Lights. When our kids were little we went every year, and our last visit was in 2012, but … Read More
Luminations lights up the Wildflower Center for Christmas
December 11, 2017 Luminations, the annual holiday light display at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, didn’t happen last year. But it returned this year for a 4-night run that ended Sunday night. Our family went last night and had … Read More
Remember the Alamo for Christmas lights in San Antonio
December 23, 2015 We rolled down I-35 to San Antonio on Monday afternoon to see the famous Christmas lights along the River Walk. Naturally, we remembered the Alamo and made that our first stop. A grand tree alight with clusters … Read More