Adios Hill Country

You haven't heard from me because I retired and had to move from my lovely hill country cottage. And just after we had added a tin covered roof over a porch addition and a 400 square foot loft. Then the rains came and the Medina River filled up after the long drought. My timing on living there two years was off. Change is good. Joined the Austin is Weird citizens and will be reblogging with new writings. Hill Country stays forever in my heart.

sad fawn story

The miracle of seeing twin fawns was inspiring during the past month. Sadly, yesterday as I was driving my hill country backroad I passed the ever present vultures tearing at the body of a little fawn. About one half mile further I passed another group of demon birds over the bloated body of the other small fawn. But what brought me to tears was the image of the mother deer one hundred yards away watching.

New Fawn

Nothing could be cuter than a baby deer standing right in front of you wondering who you are or what you are. This new fawn was high above the bluff over the Medina River in Pipe Creek.

Kerrville Sunset over the Guadalupe

Nothing more beautiful than the view of the river while enjoying a fine glass of wine atop the River's Edge Restaurant in Kerrville, Texas on a hot summer's eve.

baby birds

What can be more amazing than little bitty bird faces staring at you from their nest? Who is to say where the better home is? Except maybe not over the opening door to a public high school in the hill country.

Girls and their Horses

How soon is tooo soon to be on a horse? Well....before your 2nd birthday is never toooo soon in my opinion. The lucky lady here is my granddaughter with a little help from a very close relative. All this horsin' around is happening in the Texas Hill Country near Austin.

Rare Painted Bunting Sighting

Who knew that a painted bunting was flying around my wild bird feeder and land on my clothesline? I've been trying to spot one in the Texas Hill Country since I heard about them in the late 90's. Beautiful with red and blue and yellow colors on their little bodies, they live in cedar trees. One might think it was a parrot or pretty robin if not for keen observation skills and a powerful camera lens. Thank you, Canon. Okay, in my excitement, I couldn't focus. I'm bad.