Bienvenido a la primavera!

A spring vignette - black & white.

First day of spring!   It rained buckets overnight.  The front passed through here about 1:30AM this morning.  It dumped a ton of rain in the Hill Country, so the lakes are on the rise!  As of right now, Lake Travis has risen 4′ since this time yesterday (@ 636.7′), and is expected to rise another couple of feet, as they have the flood gates open on Lake LBJ and Lake Marble Falls, to let their overflow pass through.

After work tonight I took a walk out back to see what I could see.  One of the birdbaths caught my eye.  The water was so calm, like glass.   There were leaves in the bottom of it, but I didn’t want to disturb the surface of the water, so I just took it as is.  I like how the cedar elm tree above it is reflected in the surface.

The shot above is after I changed it to black & white.  The original is below.   I like the B&W better.   It seems to show much more detail of the reflection.   How about you?

A spring vignette - original.

Baby red oak leaves.

Tiny leaves.

Spring has sprung in Austin!  Every year the red oak tree leafs out with the tiniest of leaves.  They sure grow fast.

They’re pretty when they are full size, but after they fall to the ground and cover the entire front lawn, I wish they were this small again.

Feb 25, 2011

Signs o life.

Tee-gee-eye-eff!   I am looking forward to a break this weekend.  The weather has been fantastic.  Maybe we’ll get some time in the yard and in the shop varnishing.   Most of all I look forward to spending time with the people I enjoy so much.

The trees out back are starting to show their colors.  It won’t be long until everything is green again.   can’t wait!