Spring time in Hill Country

Spring has definitely arrived here in Hill Country! Every day there's a different wildflower popping out. We had a couple of nights that dipped down to freezing this last weekend, and the plants know it, so only the hardiest have shown up so far. That includes the fields of bluebonnets, wild onions, and a few others that aren't as showy as some of the later blooming varieties. The mesquite trees haven't popped out yet either, but the oak are blooming like crazy, which makes the allergy sufferers not too happy to say the least. Our yard is shadier than others around us, so things are slower to bloom. Molly and I take walks up and down the road so we can see what varieties we have to look forward too. Here's a shot from beside the road as we went into town to do errands yesterday. There are huge fields of them all along the road, and on the property right in front of our front gate.

If you've only read the last two posts, about our nights out, you might think we haven't been doing much actual work, but actually the opposite is true. . .  what with mowing, battling squirrels in the bird feeders, planting a few flowers for the wedding, battling squirrels in the bird feeders, working on shelving and organizing stuff in the shop, battling squirrels in the bird feeders, trips to the home improvement stores,  unpacking and organizing in the house, battling squirrels . . .(are you getting the trend here?). We have admittedly also spent afternoons sitting on the porch, enjoying the sun and watching birds (and squirrels).

We love the cardinals, doves and the others that have been here all winter, and there are new varieties of the birds moving in as the weather warms up.




 The kids and grand puppies have been out a few times, and the dogs always enjoy a session of fetch in the backyard where they have lots of open space to run.

Ryloo is a good squirrel deterrent when  she's here, and Molly's picking up the idea, but she's not on guard often enough. They are eating me out of house and home!





Molly supervises, as she doesn't see much point in all the running around.