Snow flurries began at sunset tonight all across Austin. I know it won’t stick but just seeing these little flakes falling turns me into a middle-aged kid. It’s not enough snow for snowballs but it is enough for hot cocoa!
Tag: photography
Backyard visitor.
Nearly every day I see a Cooper’s Hawk in the backyard. I think there is a juvenile and an adult that visit. I watched this adult in the birdbath on Thanksgiving Day Eve. It may be a female, as they are larger than a male, and this bird is pretty big. Not a great quality photo because it was taken through a window, but what a beautiful bird.
Scenes from a boat parade.
Last night Mike and Lori joined us to watch the Lake Travis Christmas Boat Parade. We put a few lights on Nirvana and cruised along with the other boats. It was a beautiful, not-cold night; fun!
Red.
Pretty poinsettia. 
Rudolph.
We are ready!
Stereotyping.
My sister and brother-in-law are visiting. This morning the guys are out in the shop making sawdust. The gals are in the kitchen listening to Christmas music making good things. 🙂
I’ve cooked a lot of cranberry sauce from the whole berries, but I have never seen a slice of cranberry before.
It’s a thing!
We watched the Seahawks game at a bar downtown today. Our Hawks won! On the way home we stopped in at Mozart’s coffee house to check out their Christmas light display. I’ve never been. But it definitely is a thing to see this holiday season. 🙂
Pie me, Marge!
We enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner here at the house, with Noreen, David, Julie and Michaela. A great bird and all the fixin’s.
And two PIES! Apple and raspberry/blackberry. Delicious!
Fire in the hood.
I was awoken this morning by 6 fire engines on our street, sirens and lights going. Apparently a house fire, though it must have been a small one, as no flames were visible, just smoke in the air. No one was hurt, thankfully.
A beaker of wine.
Last night we stopped at a new place, for me, Parkside, right on 6th street. They have a nice happy hour Monday-Friday from 5-6:30pm, which we missed by 2 minutes. 😦
But we didn’t let that stop us. Their appies and burger were great. Check them out.
Falling leaves…
We were treated to beautiful autumn color on our trip to Louisville. One of my favorite songs to get stuck in my head is Nat King Cole singing Autumn Leaves.
Photo manipulated with Brushstroke iphone app.
Roadtrip!
Since we are (mostly) unencumbered by commitments, we took a road trip over the weekend to Louisville, to attend our niece’s wedding. We extended it a day or two to squeeze in a couple of additional visits in Indiana and Kentucky before heading back home. It was a beautiful and heartfelt wedding. The fall foliage was beautiful. We were able to play tourist a little bit. And we are now back home safe and sound.
Mary Anne and Chris did it up right. We enjoyed the ceremony, the reception and, most importantly, the time spent with family visiting and telling stories and laughing. Not everyone could be there, and Gene & Jo were sorely missed.
We visited some wonderful places in Louisville.
The Louisville Stoneware factory got my potter juices flowing:
The FlameRun glass-works gallery and working studio:
The Louisville Slugger factory & museum:
The Big Four pedestrian (former railroad) bridge over the Ohio River:
And then we popped over to Indiana to visit Charlie & Kathy, and enjoyed the night life and autumn beauty of Madison.
Will Carter and Trisha Gene Brady performed at Red Bicycle Hall.
This is the amazing view of the Ohio River valley from their living room!
Then we stopped in the hills outside Bowling Green for a day with Lanny, and I scoped out all the birds I could find. The bird on the left is a lifer for me – a white-breasted nuthatch; a carolina chickadee on the right. I do love the birdies!
Another trip in the books. It’s also nice to be home 🙂
Dark.
I took this picture over the weekend while hiking in the nearby greenbelt. The original is a pretty, bright green and yellow tinged shot looking up through the leaves that are backlit by the sun.
I decided to post in black and white for Halloween, and after just hearing about yet another senseless, mass killing of people, this one in NYC. Be careful out there.
Eye of the beholder.
The view from a ladies’ room bathroom stall.
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