It was Valentine's Day and valentines were scarce. But the day started out where the evening before had left off: Beautiful. What to do on such a day? The warm sun gets the blood moving. Can't stay home on a day like today, let's do something!
Clouds roll in before plans are laid. There's still hope, surely they'll blow away.
More clouds come, the air takes a deep breath, then blows it all out in a cold, stiff wind. It's relentless. Any heat that had developed is quickly replaced by the North's cold breath. No more beautiful day, no more outdoors activities.
A nap, or at least an attempt at it, a shopping trip to the fish store, a little paint slapped onto an old canvas. Phone calls about what to do now.
The book store, the market. Some food, some wine, a little bubbly. The best company.
No sun? No problem. At night, the wind blows carrying away the clouds and revealing the stars. It's lovely.

Lovely morning

The end of a lovely Saturday and the beginning of a lovely Sunday. I'm ready...

A winter day

It was another gloomy day on Friday. The gray clouds have been unrelenting except for a day here and a day there. It's cold, it's damp, it rains, it drizzles.
It's lovely.
All this gloom will be worth it when the wildflowers burst from the ground in the spring. All the wetness we've had bodes well for a spectacular show this year.
Just a few more days...

The rainy season

It's been a wet winter in the Texas Hill Country. The rain washing down from the hills has transformed dry creeks into fast-moving streams. Eventually, some of that water makes its way to Barton Springs Pool, and when the pool becomes full, some water must be released. The calm of the pool itself belies the noisy rush of water exploding out of the spillway at the far end. From there, it continues on the last leg of its journey to the Colorado River and on the sea. Egrets find tasty morsels unhidden by the force of the water and humans find peace the awesome spectacle.