On Sunday I covered a Native American heritage walk  in Georgetown’s San Gabriel Park led by a local historian.   The event was very interesting, but the highlight for me was getting to connect with members of the Nava family.   Ben Nava, shown in the opening photo, was for years a driving force behind the annual spring Powwow at Southwestern University.   When Ben left Southwestern, the Powwow also left.   During Sunday’s event, Ben’s wife Lisa announced plans for a new Powwow, tentatively scheduled for September 28th at the Boys & Girls Club of Georgetown.   Two young men performed traditional songs.   One of them is Joseph, Ben and Lisa’s youngest.   He’s the one in the cap.   Fry bread was a popular treat for young and old.  Ben  spent time with two of his grandchildren, Adelynn, 3, and her brother Braxton, 6.   Braxton is included in the last three photos.   The event was good, but learning about the new Powwow was great news!    The photographs posted here aren’t about the walk.  For that, read the upcoming Williamson County Sun.

With a 70-90% rain chance tonight, I didn’t expect to see a full moon, but you never know, right?   Meandering toward home, I did see a sweet white horse (and a darker friend in the background) enjoying their evening, surrounded by wildflowers, under a layer of clouds.   The moon was somewhere  in those clouds.    Moon photos are sweet, but rain is sweeter.

During last year’s wildflower season a friend mentioned fields adorned with donkeys, but also bluebonnets.   I was not disappointed.    With that in mind, a return to the area was merited.   Indeed, the field was once again filled with donkeys.   For this outing it was more enjoyable to observe the playful and affectionate donkeys.   While there are wildflowers, the donkeys are the stars this time.  We could all learn from their happy personalities. 

A field of wildflowers added color to an area near the Coupland depot and the Coupland Dance Hall tonight.   Overhead, a Waxing Gibbous moon, at 95.7% visibility.

“Disaster the Musical” opens tonight at the Georgetown Palace.   The setting is a floating casino and discotheque in 1979 New York City that includes earthquakes, tidal waves and infernos.   I’m only posting a couple photos here.  Most will be on Facebook and Instagram.

A windmill I like, but the background can be busy.   Fog, however, removes that issue for a while.   From late Thursday afternoon in Jonah.

Normally, I’m not a fan of taking photographs in the middle of the day.   The light is often mundane, or harsh, and not in a good way.   That exception comes on days adorned with mist, fog and rain.   Those don’t always pan out, either, but this afternoon was a good one.    Just some photos while taking a drive around the prairie today.  All are close to Taylor. 

While traveling for wildflower photos can be enriching, I also like finding examples close to home, maybe  something that gives you a sense of where we live.   Much of the Blackland Prairie in Texas is farm and ranch country.   You’ll see large swaths of land dedicated to livestock and crop production, but wildflowers sometimes  peacefully coexist with farmland.   This is the Wuthrich Hill area, where  you’ll find Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.  On a recent drive out that way a few days ago I noticed healthy rows of corn beginning to sprout.  Nestled above is a field of bluebonnets.    Just across the road you’ll see wildflowers in bloom on the church grounds, including around the pond.   It took a couple of trips to get what I wanted.  

Spring has arrived on the Blackland Prairie.   Although other photos were taken today, this one, well past sunset in Wuthrich Hill, is one I find soothing.  

Driving through North Williamson County near day’s end on Monday, I did a double take when seeing nature’s gift of light spread across this field.    It was a good thing the road was lightly-traveled.   The scene had everything I like in a landscape…..good earth, good sky, sun-bathed trees, a quiet pond and even a few cows.  These golden moments cry out to be documented.