A Hill Country Journal
Life in the Texas Hill Country
Look At All the Beautiful DYC's
This past weekend I hosted a gardening booth at our local wildlife refuge. I think the question I heard most often was, "What are all those yellow flowers along the road into town?"
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Posted by jb at 15 Oct 2007, 7:03 PM | View Comments (45) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The Blazing Star of Autumn
...I caught a flash of bright purple color out of the corner of my eye.
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Posted by jb at 3 Sep 2007, 5:35 AM | View Comments (22) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The First Sign of Autumn
The Prairie Flameleaf sumacs are budding out, a sure sign of the coming fall season. 

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Posted by jb at 30 Aug 2007, 7:18 AM | View Comments (24) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Feeding Frenzy
Yesterday the hummingbird feeder on the front deck got a real workout.
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Posted by jb at 30 Aug 2007, 6:57 AM | View Comments (27) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Farewell to our Flower Godmother
Oh, Lady-bird, lady-bird Why dost thou roam.........
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Posted by jb at 13 Jul 2007, 5:35 AM | View Comments (28) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Bumper Crops
Popping up in bare rock and infertile soil the Mountain Pink is the harbinger of hot weather ahead!
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Posted by jb at 9 Jul 2007, 8:50 AM | View Comments (30) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Spring in the Hill Country with Thanks to Ladybird
The Hill Country is definely coming into it's full Spring glory and folks are searching out the best patches of bluebonnets for their Easter pictures.
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Posted by jb at 6 Apr 2007, 4:52 AM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Stop and Smell the Flowers
Yesterday I came home early and stopped to identify the yellow flowers that are so prolific along the roadside right now.
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Posted by jb at 29 Mar 2007, 5:27 AM | View Comments (25) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The 1st Hummer!!!
There heeeeere! Okay, NOW it's officially Spring. I sighted my first hummer today...
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Posted by jb at 19 Mar 2007, 6:41 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The Gray Days
This past month in the Hill Country can be easily summed up in few words.........gray.
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Posted by jb at 25 Jan 2007, 7:00 AM | View Comments (17) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
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