Lens-Artists Challenge #317 – Walking the Neighborhood
If you are a regular Through Brazilian Eyes blog follower, you know we moved to our forever home in July 2024. I have published four posts so far featuring some views around our home. Today, Tina (of Travels and Trifles) has an exciting new challenge: Walking the Neighborhood. You should check her post and walk around as she showcases her surroundings. The images you’ll see are beautiful and so inviting. Today, she is “asking you to share YOUR neighborhood with the rest of us.” Although most of the excitement I have seen is in my backyard’s wildlife presence, I will focus on the neighborhood around our home.
The opening image is at the entrance of Teravista in Round Rock and Georgetown, in the Austin metro area. Teravista is a planned community of about 3,400 homes in a 1,500-acre area. There are many amenities, from tennis and basketball courts to an 18-hole public golf course, various swimming pools, scenic parks, and over 10 miles (16 km) of biking and hiking trails. Around the community, there are three higher-education campuses, medical centers, and plenty of shopping outlets. Please come for a brief walk with me to get a glimpse of the area. Er, actually, I biked to make these photos, but once there, I walked around.
Just as we leave our home, several oleander plants provide a natural setting on the other side of the street in our small 80-home gated area. We don’t have a house directly across from ours. This attention to landscaping is another attraction here. You see it everywhere, along the sidewalks and boulevards.
Retention ponds and ample grass fields are scattered throughout the area. The boulevards have manicured mini-gardens at all significant street intersections with native plants that attract pollinators.
Even though we are 40 days away, Halloween decorations are already appearing in several front yards. I am excited thinking about what we will see as Halloween gets closer.
With all-natural and man-made attractions, enjoying the end of day’s sunsets in this area is always calming and scenic.
Soon, I hope to add more photos of the wildlife I see in and outside our backyard. You can see a preview of that in the previous four posts I mentioned above.
I want to thank all of you who joined last week’s fun. I so much enjoyed seeing your photos and responses to the challenge. WP had some hiccups early on, and I may have missed a pingback from your post. The reactions and pictures were exciting. You know how to have fun.
I look forward to your responses to Tina’s Walking the Neighborhood challenge this week. Don’t forget to use the “lens-artists” hashtag when responding to it so we can easily find it in the Reader.
What will Patti (of P.A. Moed) challenge our imagination for next week? Tune in next Saturday at noon EDT in the USA. Please see this page to learn more about the Lens-Artists Challenge and its history.
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Wandering Dawgs
I can see why you chose this beautiful place for your forever home. The native plants are gorgeous.
Egidio Leitao
Thank you so much, Beth. We are also very happy with our decision to move here.
Tina Schell
Oh my Egidio, looks like such a wonderful place!! I’m so happy for you and your partner to have found the home of your dreams. The walking path looks especially inviting especially for a hot summer’s day and the closing image of the pond is beautiful. Terrific post from start to finish.
Egidio Leitao
Thank you so much, Tina. Oh yeah, that walking path is one of my favorite part of the trails. It is so shaded and pleasant. Thanks for this great challenge and your feedback here.