First Freeze
Texas is truly a mixed bag when it comes to weather. One day we’re in shorts and T-shirts, and the next day we experience a freeze. For example, that was the case for the first couple of days in January … Read More
Wild Bergamot
This week, I decided to do a little experiment at home using my Samsung S23 and a macro adapter I had purchased around 2019. The particular adapter came with two lenses: a wide-angle and a macro lens. It is merely … Read More
Lens-Artists Challenge #357: Into the Woods
In May 2025, I briefly mentioned the Japanese expression shinrin-yoku in a post about national forests. Shinrin-yoku is a concept that was developed in Japan in the 1980s as a form of natural therapy and stress relief. In English, it … Read More
Lake Georgetown
After the heavy rains on July 4 through July 6, Lake Georgetown rose 26 ft (8 m) according to The Sun, Williamson County’s newspaper. Eight days after that report, I captured these photos at Overlook Park in Lake Georgetown. Again, … Read More
Red and Yellow Kill a Fellow
Happy World Snake Day! Here in Texas, there is a common saying that helps determine whether a coral snake is venomous or not. It is all based on the sequence of the red, black, and yellow stripes. In the photo … Read More
Red, White, and Blue
Every spring, Texans have a routine: they go out and look for the wildflowers that are blooming each week. City streets, highways, and parks exhibit a notable presence of various wildflowers. Spring 2025 was a bit odd. There were not … Read More
A Room with a View
How about sitting down for lunch with this view next to your table? That was our lunch spot in August 2019, when we visited the North Rim of the Grand Canyon for the second time. We had previously visited the … Read More
Unexpected Royalty
Of all places I go, I would never have expected to see a Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) enjoying the nectar of Gregg’s Mistflowers (Conoclinium greggii) near the entrance of a grocery store. It was utterly oblivious to passers-by and even … Read More
When Silence Is All Around
Lens-Artists Challenge #356: Quiet Hours SH is our guest host for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge. In his post, he sets the theme with tremendous clarity: What are quiet hours? Among many things, this can mean an empty space. It can … Read More
Heritage Park
The Heritage Park in downtown Round Rock is the city’s celebration of its history. The park is located in the Old Town section of Round Rock. The original “round rock” in Brushy Creek can be found here. This is near … Read More
