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Stone's Throw

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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...
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 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 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 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 12
Solar Array Installed
The last panel in our solar array was finally installed today. #thursday #outdoors #afternoon #city #blue #sky #window #architec...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 83
Juniper Cedar Cross-Section
A slice of life in the garden today. #friday #afternoon #march #fungus #organism #hen-woods
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 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 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 91
Goldenball-Lead Tree
Ready to go into the garden on Monday! #saturday #evening #leaf #plant #herb #april #dandelion #plant-part #theme-spring
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 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 100
Spreading Seed In the Rain
Today we put down the native grass and wildflower seed that will make up the wildflower meadow in our front yard. We are fe...