Enjoying Memorial Day Weekend

Summer is a few weeks off, but the weekend leading up to Memorial Day gets many of us in the swing of things a little sooner.    I spent all of Saturday wandering around Williamson County to check out the action for the Williamson County Sun.   Berry Springs Park & Preserve is a wonderful space east of Georgetown.   There, in addition to some late-spring wildflowers, I found a gentleman enjoying a stroll among the stately grove of pecan trees with his German shepherd, Kiowa, and his pug, Boo Boo.   I didn’t pry, but he mentioned that Kiowa is an assistance dog.   The man sustained injuries in Iraq.   Kiowa is his friend, but also a helpmate.   As Memorial Day approaches, it’s good to remember those who have served.   Moving on, I stopped at San Gabriel Park, where kids were enjoying dips in the cool river water as well as giving their fishing skills a try.  And I found some gents, members of the Cyclopaths cycling club, as they finished a group ride in Weir, Texas.   The final stop of the day was at Georgetown’s Blue Hole lagoon, where I found youngsters enjoying an old-fashioned rope swing.   The final photo in this post was a nice topping to a long day of shooting as these two siblings, ages 6 and 7, made a dash for cover at Blue Hole when a late-afternoon rain shower moved in.   In drought-plagued Central Texas, we’re doggone happy with the drops come down, whatever we happen to be doing!