It’s been a warm winter overall in central Texas and now we have an early spring. The Mexican Redbuds are blooming. The danger is, of course, the possibility of a hard freeze in the next couple of weeks. Hope the trees know what they are doing!
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Kiss
Weekly Photo Challenge: Home
If you want a home close to the Texas Capitol building, here are a few possibilities.
The Texas Governor’s Mansion, across the street from the Texas Capitol on the south side.
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And across the street from the Texas Capitol on the west side is the Westgate Tower condo building. Built in 1966, it was the first residential high-rise building in Austin. It was controversial then and still a little bit controversial today, as it’s been designated as an historic landmark.
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Across the street from the Capitol grounds on the north side is this small apartment building, right in the middle of the state office complex. It’s probably more affordable than the Westgate Tower condos, but that’s just a guess on my part.
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If you want a home on the Texas Capitol grounds, you could live in a squirrel nest.
This is the tree with the squirrel nest. Talk about a high-rise.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Love
Love: warm, chewy cookies right out of the oven and a good book. It just doesn’t get any better.
I didn’t get to taste these wonderful peanut butter cookies fresh from the ovens of Tiff’s Treats. I bought them as a Thank You for a co-worker. But it was nice driving home with that aroma filling up my vehicle.
I recently rescued these books from the storage shed. I was so happy to find them. I remember reading the whole set as a youngster and being enthralled with the stories. They are next on my to-(re)-read list. And then I’ll return to Tiff’s Treats to get some cookies for myself.
I think I’m in love.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Love









