So this morning, there was a flock of Cedar Waxwings in my elm tree – probably close to 50! They appeared to be feeding from the neighbor’s crepe myrtle and our cedar trees. I love these birds and it’s so rare that I see them; and definitely not in these numbers. Also this year I…
Category: Nature/Outdoors
It’s Fall!
Ah, September and Fall – my favourite time of the year. Of course in Central Texas, that means lower ’90s, but I’ll take what I can get. Today is exceptionally beautiful. After Friday’s rain – between five and seven inches…woo hoo! and Saturday’s transition, today turned out to be clear and fine. And I love…
More Wanderlust
So yesterday, I used my State Holiday Comp Time (thanks, LBJ!) and went to Enchanted Rock, outside Fredericksburg. I hadn’t been there in about 15 years; I need to go more often. A lot of people come to Austin to do the hipster stuff, but it really is worth it to take a day and…
The Runcible Existentialist 