Outdoors
Spear Point
5 May 2013With Lake Travis dropping daily, all of the Sometimes Islands are now exposed, connected together into one long island. We waded across from Mansfield Dam Park recently and hiked around. We found lots of fossils and this spear point. The LCRA believes Native Americans like the Comanche, Apache and Tonkawa lived around these parts. My [...]
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Becker Vineyards Lavender Festival
25 Apr 2013(map) This Saturday and Sunday, Becker celebrates all things lavender. From sweeping fields of blooming lavender to lavender soaps, sachets, lotions and plants. There’s live music, cooking demo’s, touring and wine-tasting, as well as food and craft vendors. Best of all, it’s free! Just $5 for parking. Becker Vineyards Lavender Festival website
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Hill Country Wine & Music Festival
23 Apr 2013This annual festival starts this Friday night with a wine-pairing dinner in Fredericksburg, and continues Saturday at nearby Wildseed Farms. Texas wineries and Hill Country restaurants will be on hand with free tastings, and there will also be food, wine and beer for purchase. Live music starts at 11, and continues till 7:30 with Charles [...]
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Lake Travis Springfest
19 Apr 2013(map) This annual free event is next Saturday, April 27, from noon to 10pm. This year, it’s moving to The Backyard at Bee Cave, and if last year’s fest is any indication, it should be a blast. Sunny but not too hot, it should be perfect weather for all ages to stroll the booths, check [...]
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Indian Marker Tree
In: Outdoors
16 Apr 2013(map) “Long ago, the Comanches tied down these branches to mark a campsite. Today, they point back in time.” Those lines about this historic tourist attraction in Burnet are from a book by Ralph Yznaga, titled Living Witness: Historic Trees of Texas. That’s his photo of the same tree, below. Ralph makes appearances to show [...]
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Wildseed Farms
In: Outdoors
13 Apr 2013(map) They say this is the largest wildflower farm in the entire country, and it is a mecca for garden-lovers. There are acres of wildflowers blooming at any given time: poppies, sunflowers, roses, purple coneflowers, too many to list! (And in two weeks, it will be the site for the Hill Country Wine & Music [...]
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Lake Fossils
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6 Apr 2013A long, long time ago, before Willie even, Texas was covered by a warm shallow sea. When critters like the ones above died, some sank into the mud and their shells gradually turned to rock. These are mollusks, specifically gastropods (fancy word for snail) and bivalves (clams). The penny is there for scale, so you [...]
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HannaLeigh Farm
3 Apr 2013(map) Wait, what? A farm with no dirt? That produces some of the most gorgeous produce around? Our minds are still blown by HannaLeigh Farm, a central Texas pioneer in aquaponics. There are several ways to practice this growing (ha!) trend, and they’re all on display at this Spicewood farm. Basically, the plants are grown in [...]
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Woo-bonnets
In: Outdoors
20 Mar 2013It just wouldn’t be spring without a picture of Mr. Woo in the bluebonnets.
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Lone Star Farmers Market
7 Mar 2013(map) This new, improved market just expanded from Lakeway Commons to the Lowe’s at the Shops at the Galleria. Good move! Not only are there more parking spots, but the list of vendors is bigger and growing (ha!) every week. Sunday mornings from
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