August 31, 2023

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fern bluff, brown skink, esperanza, rock rose, queen butterfly, firebush

August 30, 2023

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My 60th birthday started with sweet Cora and ended with a blue moon. 
Couldn't have asked for a better day.

August 29, 2023

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Round Rock opened a new public
library building a few months ago. Bren and I were in the area so we paid our first visit and got library cards. It's a nice three-story building, pretty busy for a Tuesday morning.

August 27, 2023

August 26, 2023

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dried texas yellowstar, ripening persimmon and plums

August 25, 2023

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two kittens (and big casper) and two mantises

August 24, 2023

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a grove and meadow and a pale green assassin bug on desert willow blossoms

August 22, 2023

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Our ranch owners adopted a pair of kittens just a few days ago -- Cora seems to like them.
And she had a nice roll in the dust this morning right after a hose-down.

August 7, 2023