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Stone's Throw

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Day 89
Tabula Rasa
The beds are all cleared, the stream is cleaned out and ready for filling and running tomorrow. Next step, plants! #thursday #old #evening...
Day 87
The Garden Beds Are Ready To Plant
The beds have been cleared of weeds as has the stream. Now it's time to fill the stream with water and plant all th...
Day 83
Juniper Cedar Cross-Section
A slice of life in the garden today. #friday #afternoon #march #fungus #organism #hen-woods
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 67
Focus On the Back
I was taking pictures of the wildflowers in bloom today, and though it wasn't planned, this turned out to be my favorite shot becaus...
Day 60
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on Texas Mountain Laurel
The butterflies of spring are out! They hibernate here, and when it gets warm enough they...
Day 59
Day 1 With the Chipper Shredder
Grinding the huge pile of brush in the background into mulch for the garden beds and paths. #morning #forest #trees #l...
Day 57
A Door Full Of Yarn
The fruits of my labor today--organizing all the cotton carpet warp in to hanging door storage. Got to make use of every inch of s...
Day 55
Clearing the Thicket For a Garden
The remaining oaks will stay, as will the mountain laurels and some of the Texas persimmon and juniper cedar. The sc...
Day 42
Saturday is For Cleaning House
The sun goes down, and the house is cleaner than it was this morning. But there are still miles to go before I sleep. #...
Day 39
Sunset View Of Austin
This pic, taken from our back deck, captures the essence of my day--I am so glad to live here! #nature #evening #landscape #wedn...
Day 24
Sunrise At Stone's Throw
My view when I wake in the morning... Austin in the distance. #morning #nature #landscape #tuesday #tree #sky #sunrise #cloud...
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 12
Solar Array Installed
The last panel in our solar array was finally installed today. #thursday #outdoors #afternoon #city #blue #sky #window #architec...
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 7
Good Fire For Cold Winter Night
It's difficult to see the size of this fireplace, but the hearth is about five feet wide and three feet deep inside. W...
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 2
And the Sun Rises
Winter sunrise from the back deck looking over the house on the hill and the Austin skyline. #morning #forest #outdoors #nature #lan...
Day 1
The Sun Sets On the First Day of 2017
View from our back deck in Austin looking toward the house on the hill and the city. #afternoon #landscape #sund...