One of my favorite outings from Las Vegas is a drive out to Deer Creek Road. It is so magical how you can quickly transform from the desert to mountains. And the drive only takes about 45 minutes from the Vegas Strip, depending on the traffic. The views here are gorgeous, and you just might run across some wild donkeys or horses, which are native to the area.
Bees, trees, flowers, fountain spray, and sunshine.
Things are blooming and growing at the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. I hiked through several different zones on the outside loop trail, and there was much to see and photograph along the way.
Such a beautiful sunset!
This is actually a trick – there is no trail map for this hike. However, I found a pretty good set of directions at this link.
Out in the woods of Pease Park for the 53rd Annual Celebration of Eeyore’s Birthday Party. Austin throws some pretty good parties. 🙂
I ran into these blasts of color while on a short walkabout today. I liked how the leaves chose to be mostly yellow all at the same time.
Here are 15 photos from Eeyore’s Birthday today in Pease Park. There is no good way to describe this Austin tradition (for 52 years now), so the pictures should give you an idea of all the fun that happens.
In Texas, the trees get started blooming a little early. I guess they know what they are doing?
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