The live oaks stay relatively green, however, only losing their leaves come Spring when the new leaves push out the old:
And the dogs, per usual, remain oblivious.
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Spouse writes: The eight geese and two dogs foul up the goose pond in about 4.5 days during the summer. The pond filter we have used for t... -
Pic: these ain't "love" bites. 2012/02/06 Update to article: the geese are using these nest boxes, hooray!! Soon it will...
12.11.2008
Hill Country Snow
I replied to Chance in the previous post that snow in the Austin area is a once-in-a-decade event... a person more familiar with the area says that it's more like a once-every-30-years type of event. So, an even more rare and fine happening, and I'm just happy to be here, folks! I love the way the snow sets off some of the native grass colors:
The live oaks stay relatively green, however, only losing their leaves come Spring when the new leaves push out the old:
And the dogs, per usual, remain oblivious.
The live oaks stay relatively green, however, only losing their leaves come Spring when the new leaves push out the old:
And the dogs, per usual, remain oblivious.
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Of Mice and Various Snakes and new Duck Feed Station
As mentioned in the previous post, our region is experiencing a near-Biblical plague of mice. "It's due to all the moisture we had...
Live Oaks in the snow -- just gorgeous. Enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteSnow used to be even more painful in Nashville than it is here...it's scarcity was nice in TN for me!
ReplyDeleteI love the pic with the grasses and the snow, the juxtaposition of the arid and the frozen/wet.
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