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Stone's Throw

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Day 200
Jessie In the Pond With a Toad
We have MILLIONS of frogs on our pond right now, and there is also one big toad. We hope he's alive. Do toads go into a...
Day 305
Sitting in the Dark Like Amish People
The Internet is out tonight which means no Smart Things hub, which means no Alexa--and I can't remember where th...
Day 6
Sunset Over Scully
When we moved into our house this year we found "Scully" nestled in amongst the prickly pear cactus and live oaks alongside the dri...
Day 8
Ice on the Pond
While we didn't get snow in Austin with the recent weather front, it has been cold enough for the water from the fountain in the pond...
Day 22
Oxygen Tank Windchimes
Massive windchimes made from oxygen tank cylinders with the bottoms cut off hanging from four live oak trees. #forest #outdoors...
Day 69
Taking Down the Last Juniper Cedar
As the garden comes together, the trees and scrub that have been growing wild for almost 30 years are being thinned...
Day 90
The Mexican Redbud
The first of the new plants to go into the backyard today was the lovely little fedbud tree in the midle of the photo #forest #tree...
Day 98
Front Yard After Burning
What was weedy grass there was has been burned, and a truckload of new topsoil is being spreadt in preparation for putting in...
Day 118
Peeled Juniper Cedar Limbs
Some of these were cleared from the new garden because they were crowding other plants and trees, and some were cleared bec...
Day 269
Nesting
It's fall and I can feel myself nesting and settling into my environment for the long winter ahead. #indoors #evening #wood #house #tuesday #h...
Day 153
First Pass at the Edging on the Pond
Nope. This one just isn't going to work--way too jagged! #morning #outdoors #friday #old #landscape #house #water...
Day 247
Looking Back On the Yard
The entire picture was of the front (construction) door, the sidelights and the transom in preparation for replacing the cons...
Day 287
Every Yard Needs a Tyrannosaurus Rex for Halloween
We have decided to make Halloween our big outdoor decoration holiday--even though we live at the en...
Day 300
Making Halloween
Put a Halloween witch on our porch tonight. Boy is she scary! I can't wait to have the neighbor kids over. #portrait #october #outdoo...
Day 12
Solar Array Installed
The last panel in our solar array was finally installed today. #thursday #outdoors #afternoon #city #blue #sky #window #architec...
Day 97
Blooming Prickly Pear
It's spring in Austin and the cacti are bursting into bloom. Prickly pear jam anyone? #friday #evening #garden #flower #plant #f...
Day 272
The Spouse On the Sectional
The spouse doing one of the things he does best (coding) on the new sectional. Cosy! #indoors #portrait #friday #music #ev...
Day 91
Goldenball-Lead Tree
Ready to go into the garden on Monday! #saturday #evening #leaf #plant #herb #april #dandelion #plant-part #theme-spring
Day 301
Projected on Our Living Room Wall
It's too bad my daughter REALLY hates spiders. Last night I got a little light projector for Halloween, and it puts...