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I’m supposed to pinch these off in the first season to help promote grown in the root system, but they are so pretty I can’t help but save a few.

Categories: Daily Photo · Nature-ish

I’ve learned that the weather in Austin can’t make up it’s mind this time of year. 50 degrees, then 80 degrees, then back to 50. I don’t mind so much, but it means my fig tree is starting to bud while it’s losing all it’s leaves.

Categories: Nature-ish

More domesticity. Today Jef and I ripped a giant cactus out of our front yard that the last owners had planted in the dumbest location. It had no business in our landscape, let alone in an area where it was forgotten and left to overgrow. The tops were green and prickly, but underneath it was [...]

Categories: Home Sweet Home · Nature-ish

Categories: Daily Photo · Home Sweet Home · Nature-ish

There are many wonderful things about the onset of fall in Austin. Getting to use our fireplace for the first time, long sleeve shirts (most of which were pushed to the far recesses of my closet during our sweltering summer) and Caramel Apple Ciders at Starbucks.
One of the depressing sides of fall has been a [...]

Categories: Austin-ish · Home Sweet Home · Nature-ish

When I find things like this, I get that goofy grin.

Categories: Daily Photo · Home Sweet Home · Jef · Nature-ish · Shutterbuggin'

I think the season might be over for my beloved creek. Two weeks ago there were pools of cool, rushing water, and yesterday it was nearly all dried up. If we don’t get any rain, it’ll be a dry bed and maybe some mud by this weekend. I like the creek for two reasons, it [...]

Categories: Austin-ish · Lucy Bella · Nature-ish

Hey! Guess what I found in the yard this morning?!
An APPLE TREE!

Not to say that I discovered the tree itself, that’s always been there, but the fact that it’s bears fruit is entirely a surprise. I was in the yard and nearly fell over when I saw three good sized apples on it. [...]

Categories: Daily Photo · Home Sweet Home · Nature-ish