A-round and A-bout: Lines & Sky

Lately on my neighborhood walks, I've been captivated by the stark contrast of the power lines against the soft blue of the sky. Geometric zig zags cutting and darting in all directions on the azure canvas of nature...beautiful!

A-round and A-bout: Leu Gardens

I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful visit with my aunt while I was in Orlando for work last week. We went to the Leu Gardens, the beautiful botanical gardens on Lake Rowena, where the rose garden and the butterfly garden were in full bloom. The flowers were absolutely breathtaking and the old trees covered in Spanish moss that covered the whole property were so eerily beautiful. 

 

A-round and A-bout: I Spy Spring

As the weather gets warmer and warmer everyday, I've been spying signs that Spring is on its way everywhere I look...

A-round and A-bout: Snow

It's not often that we see snow in Austin, so it was quite a treat to have about an inch of snowfall a few weeks ago. Mind you it only lasted several hours, as the sun emerged around 11am and melted it all. I, however, took full advantage of my snow day; rising early enough to begin the day with a good homemade breakfast that kept me full and warm while trekking through the cold to capture the beautiful winter wonderland!

pawprints and footprints

tread-prints and texture

frozen pothole = mini-pond

snow covered Agave

shoe outline

mini snowman

A-round and A-bout: Lily

This is Lily. She's my best bud and gal pal...a girl's best friend, if you will. Now, Lily and I spend almost every moment that we can together (we'd both not have it any other way) and a lot of that time is spent outside, exploring the neighborhood on walks and enjoying the usual sunny weather we have around here. Lily and I barely go a day without a good walk - she obsessively sniffing everything in sight and gaily prancing around, flipping her tail in an effort to gain anyone's attention that might be happening by - and me, bopping my head, singing along to my latest playlist while snapping pictures of anything that catches my eye.

 I thought it would be fun to showcase some of my pictures from these walks here in a series called A-round and A-bout. For this first, A-round and A-bout, I'm featuring Lily, since she's my daily inspiration to get up off my bum and get outside. Isn't she cute?