November 02, 2018
Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Entry and Water-Smart Garden
As the country tucks into flannels and wool socks to stay warm this week, let’s float back to the golden days of a Colorado autumn at Denver Botanic Gardens. Here’s Part 1 …
Prepping for first bite of winter
Austin is finally prepping for our first hard freeze this winter. I’m grateful for the extended fall, but now it’s time for rest …
Lori’s blue fantasia garden
At Lori’s, fountains trickle, ponds reflect sky, and plants sprawl luxuriantly. The garden echoes of summer, even as winter lurks offstage …
Tobin Land Bridge gives wildlife and people safe passage
Tobin Land Bridge in San Antonio was the first crossing in the U.S. designed for both wildlife and people. It was also the largest …
Merry Christmas from Austin
A holiday show by Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen, downtown sights, and a dizzying spin under the Zilker Christmas Tree …
Drive-By Gardens: Diamond path and gravity-defying live oaks
What caught my eye on a neighborhood stroll, from a diamond paver path to massive live oaks that defy gravity …
Christmastime blooms
Mild, blue-sky December days are a Texan’s reward for enduring summer. Here are the flowering plants I’m enjoying right now …
Read This: A Natural History of Empty Lots
A Natural History of Empty Lots is equal parts nature writing, memoir, and eco-criticism. It’s an Anthropocene love letter to nature …
Cadillac Ranch sunset
Cruising to Cadillac Ranch on a winter road trip through Amarillo, on fabled Route 66, under a beautiful sunset sky …
Trouble reading Digging? Try clearing your cache
December 12, 2024 A reader told me today that she was having difficulty reading Digging in the Safari browser. My blog posts were loading glitchy and jumpy, she said. I advised clearing the cache on her device. She did, and — presto! — the problem went away. So I want …
Texas interiors on the 2024 Lockhart Holiday Home Tour
The 2024 Lockhart Holiday Home Tour featured 7 beautifully decorated homes plus a luxury cabin rental complex …
Diagon Alley’s magical Christmas tribute to Harry Potter
I magicked myself to Austin’s Diagon Alley last weekend to see the Harry Potter display in their front yard in holiday Yule Ball mode …
Exploring the Gardens on Spring Creek in fall
At The Gardens on Spring Creek, origami sculptures by Kevin Box were on display amid prairie grasses and other undaunted plants …
Thankful for fall flowers, cool temps, not deer
I’m thankful for cooler, yet frost-free temps and the fullness of the autumn garden and the charismatic live oaks that shelter it …
