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Around Austin-Sunrise, Belterra Texas, Sunday May 24th 2026. See Cloud Sunrise reflection below. Cloud Sunrise reflection.

Around Austin-A bee finds synergy with a Texas Prickly Pear bloom. Tuesday May 19th 2026.

Around Austin-Pink Silk Tree, AKA Persian Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Albizia julibrissin along Addie Roy Road Monday afternoon May 18th 2026. See Addie Roy Road image with a Pink Silk Tree below. Pink Silk Tree on the northern side of Addie Roy Road.

Around Austin-Lilac Chaste Trees are in bloom. This at Fazio Foothills golf course. Tuesday May 19th 2026. See closeup image below. Closeup of Lilac Chaste Tree in bloom. Also known as Vitex agnus-castus or simply as Chaste Tree.

Around Austin-New vista point along the Ann and Roy Butler Trail, Friday morning May 15th 2026. See views below. Vista point view down Lake Austin towards town. Vista point view up Lake Austin with the Texas Rowing Center on the left background.

Around Austin-"Come and Hike It" Texas meet up at the Roberta Crenshaw Pedestrian Bridge along the Ann and Roy Butler Trail. Friday morning May 15th 2026. @comeandhikeit

Around Austin-University of Texas Women's Rowing Team were "cheered on" by their most loyal fans yesterday morning. Yesterday's practice was the crew's last before heading to the NCAA Championships on Lake Lanier, Georgia. The multi-day regatta gets underway May 29th. See below, snapshots of the team on Lake Austin yesterday morning Monday May 25th 2026.

Around Austin-"Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed on the last Monday in May. It is dedicated to mourning and honoring the U.S. military personnel who died while serving the Armed Forces." (Wikipedia.Org). Flag view from the Laura Bush Library 9411 RM2244. 512-327-3045, https://www.westbanklibrary.com See below a private display of the United States Armed Services flags. Left to right: Navy, Army, Coast Guard, Gadsden, Air Force,Marines, Space

Around Austin-Places We Love-Memorial Day weekend kicks off the start of vacation for many local schools including those in the Eanes Independent School District. RM2244.COM sojourned for some BBQ in nearby Driftwood for some Salt Lick BBQ. The Salt Lick BBQ, 18300 RM 1826 https://saltlickbbq.com 512-858-4959

Around Austin-Austin Greek Festival "Livin' the Greek Life" May 22nd-24th 2026. See https://www.austingreekfestival.com for all the details. RM2244.COM attended early before the real fun began. See snapshots below of food and vendor stations on the site of the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church 4314 South St. Stephens School Road. Lakonia Imports. See https://www.lakonia-imports.com Trapezi Foods, see https://trapezifoods.com Asimosfoods, "Taste the Ancient Greek Diet.

Around Austin-Reporting a nearby electric storm with heavy rain here in the Hill Country 18:45 May 21st 2026. Heavy rain is expected for the next hour. 0.55 inches expected in the next 24 hours (Apple).

Around Austin-Bull Creek at Lakewood Drive and Texas 360 flowing well this morning after 2.4 inches of rain from the overnight thunderstorms. 0.6 inches of rain are expected over the next 24 hours with rain also forecasted (Apple) Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Temperature lows will range from 66°F-69°F with highs ranging from 80°F-87°F. More images below. Eastern view above at 0645 Wednesday May 20th. Northern view. View towards Texas 360.

Around Austin-Austin Hill Country Sunset Saturday May 16th 2026.

Around Austin-Scarlet Bugler AKA Penstemon Centranthifolius at the Eilers Deep Eddy Park. Friday morning May 15th 2026.

Around Austin-After the Thunderstorm, the Forest Floor 0730 Monday May 11th 2026.

Around Austin-Bird house in Eilere Deep Eddy Park, Friday morning May 15th 2026.

Texas 6A High School Spring Football-Great weather for the Spring game at Chaparral Stadium. Reporting only jersey numbers as it's too early for roster. We heard names but spelling etc. problematic. Here's some highlights from the team only scrimmage. #8 to #25 for a TD. #47 for a 55 Yard Field Goal. #3 to #1. #87 with the reception, defender falls and #87 runs 35 yards for a TD. #13 QB makes a nice keeper. A long view showing a good crowd for the Spring game. Many new

Around Asheville North Carolina-Monday May 4th 2026. RM2244.COM traveled the inspiring backroads of Asheville and up the paver-base-rock Witch Hazel Way to Hughes Guitars, https://www.hughesguitarsandrepair.com Originally, we planned our trek for 2025 but the September 27, 2024 hurricane Helene flooded the French Broad River and created tree falls up in the mountains damaging the Hughes shop as well. So, it was great finally meeting up with Randy and his son Will. Through

Around Asheville North Carolina-View of the River Arts District Brewing Company https://www.theradbrewco.com located off of the French Broad River that was flooded September 27, 2024 by Hurricane Helene. See more of the River Arts District below. Images Saturday May 2nd 2026. RAD Brewery Locals inspiring at the RAD Brewery RAD RAD Carter Street Asheville

Around Asheville North Carolina-Backroads of Asheville, Monday May 4th 2026. Local horse pasture amongst the foothills. Road in the foothills forest. View along the Blue Ridge Parkway View along the Blue Ridge Parkway

Around Austin-with warmer temperatures upon us, the Splash Pad is the place to be. Pecan Street Festival at the Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave, Texas. Saturday May 9th 2026. Details see https://www.pecanstreetfestival.org. Another snapshot of the Splash Pad below.

Around Austin-Pecan Street Festival at the Hill Country Galleria, Saturday May 9th 2026. Attendees browse the vendor offerings. See more images below. Details see https://pecanstreetfestival.org

Around Austin-Early fog, 72°F leading to sunny and a high of 89°F. Saturday May 9th 2026. (Apple Forecast).

Texas High School 6A Baseball-Friday May 8th 2026. #11 Luke Rafferty shutout O'Connor yielding three hits while striking out 9 in six innings. #33 Anderson Gerault in relief retired O'Connor in the top of the 7th inning with a strikeout, strikeout and fly out to end the game. #3 August T Collard drove in the winning run and second run with a single in the fourth inning. #1 Lane Johnson scored the winning run from third on Collard's single. Hayden Chung scored Westlake’s sec

Around Asheville North Carolina-Homes and Gardens. May 3rd 2026. See more below. Blue Ridge Mountains in the background

Around Asheville North Carolina-Culinary Evening view from the Flat Iron Hotel https://www.ashevilleflatiron.com home as well to Luminosa "an Italian eatery bringing a hyperlocal lens to Italian cuisine, with a true commitment to sustainability and craftsmanship" https://www.luminosaavl.com See images below, Apple Brandy Beef Carpaccio, Cannelloni and Tiramisu not to be missed. Apple Brandy Beef Carpaccio...smoked trout tonnato, peashoots, radish Cannelloni...beef shank, ch

Around North Carolina-View from the Tanbark Ridge Overlook (3,144 Feet) on the Blue Ridge Parkway. 18:36 Sunday May 3rd 2026. The Blue Ridge Parkway is considered one of the most scenic roads in America. According to Google AI, "The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile scenic motor road connecting Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Virginia and North Carolina." See https://www.blueridgeparkway.org for many details. See more images below inclu

Around Austin-Wildflower "Mexican Hat" Tuesday Cinco de Mayo, 2026. See another image below.

Around Austin-Bufords on West 6th Street as usual dresses up for the holidays. Above for Cinco de Mayo. According to Google AI "Cinco de May (5th of May) commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over the French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862...it has evolved in the United States into a massive, popular celebration of Mexican-American culture, heritage, and pride."

Around West Lake Hills Texas-Stormy Friday morning May 1st 2026. The welcomed forecast calls for 0.75 inches of rain after 0.9 inches in the last six hours (Apple Forecast). View above East Bound Texas RM 2244 AKA Bee Cave Road and Camp Craft Road.

Texas High School 6A Baseball-Bi-District Playoff-Vandegrift Viper Stadium-Friday April 30th 2026. #1 Lane Johnson heads home on a double by #18 Hayden Chung. That 4th inning score held for the Chaps 1-0 win over the Vipers in Game 1. #18 Hayden Chung with the winning hit, a double. #19 Hayes Brodhead gave up only two hits with the complete game shutout. According to Westlake Nation, Hayes was named the Prime Bank Prime Time Player of the Game. The game line was 1 Run, 5

Around Austin-A thunderstorm hit the Amarra area at 1:40 PM Thursday April 30th 2026. As shown above a downpour including some small hail lasted about 15 minutes and dumped between 0.5-1 inch of rain. Two more inches are expected tomorrow.

Around Los Angeles-UCLA Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. Nearly 3 PM Thursday April 16th 2026. Students study and relax in the five acre garden containing 70 works. See hammer.ucla.edu for detail and to even schedule a tour. Prominent in West Los Angeles are the violet-flower Jacaranda tree, "Blue Jacaranda, Black Poul or Jacaranda mimosifolia" a native of South America is "sought after due to its ornamental value." (Plantin APP). See more images of the sculptures an

Around Los Angeles-Westwood the neighborhood surrounding most of UCLA includes Malcolm Avenue. Janss Investment Company played a pivotal role in developing this area. As embossed above, 1926 on Malcolm Avenue. Many of the original homes remain but as elsewhere many are being replaced. UCLA's main campus broke ground in 1927 with the first 5,500 undergraduate students in 1929 (Wikipedia.org). "Janss Investment Company was a prominent, family-owned Southern California real

Around Austin-Places We Love-Fonda San Miguel "Cooking with Passion Since 1975" See https://www.fondasanmiguel.com for details. See more images below from Wednesday April 22nd 2026. Above Sun King carved from the front door. Front of Fonda San Miguel Scene with view of the bar at 6:30 PM Dinning room scene at 5:30 PM Ante Room perfect for drinks and early conversations Ante Room decor Breezeway Art

Around Austin-Yucca Elata, AKA Soaptree Yucca, in bloom along Barton Creek Boulevard Sunday April 26th, 2026. See a closeup image below.

Around Los Angeles-Art-"The Getty" Museum in the Brentwood area of West Los Angeles-One of "a series of intallations created for the Getty Museum's entrance halll, inspired by its collection, architecture, and site." Above Spectrum 14|Espectro 14 by Charles Ross 2024. "Fourteen acrylic prisms turned to the sun, suspended in the skylights." Above simply the image on the travertine tile floor, essentially a moment-in-time, Friday April 17th 2026, 2:47 PM. (Information Sour

Around Austin-After the recent rain, Lost Creek flowing pleasantly. Friday April 24th 2026.

Around Austin-View towards Lakeway in the Austin Hill Country this Tuesday morning features fog and light rain. Rain today is expected until 8 PM with as much as 0.5 inches in the next 24 hours. Rain is forecasted to continue Wednesday, pause Thursday and again on Friday (Apple Forecast). The Austin American Statesman reports that the recent rains put "us more than 2 inches above average for April..." They note that May is "typically Austin's wettest month of the year..."

Around Austin-From 0200 steady rain has fallen in the Austin Hill Country. So far 0.2 inches in the last six hours with 1.3 inches of light to moderate rain being expected over the next 24 hours. (Apple Forecast). Monday April 20th 2026. Rain is also forecasted for Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures today and tomorrow 55°F-68°F then highs ranging from 80°-87° the rest of the week.

Around Austin-Sunday evening Sunset in the Austin Hill Country. April 19th 2026.

Around Austin-Saturday April 18th had productive morning showers bringing up to 0.4 inches locally. See another image below.

Around Austin-False dayflower or Tinantia anomala in early bloom along Stratford Drive. Saturday April 11th 2026.

Around Austin-Amazing backroad views along Stratford Drive. Saturday morning April 11th 2026. See more views below. Even The Waterline Tower is visible on Stratford Drive. Texas Prickly Pear in a forest clearing. Vines interlaced on a bridge railing. Rarely seen creek off of Lake Austin.

Around Austin-The relatively dry and warm early Spring has induced blooming of Texas Prickly Pears on the hill below Addie Roy Road and just north of Texas RM2244. Above a closeup shows a nearly a dozen bees working this one flower. Monday April 13th 2026. See more snapshots below. With a view of Westbound Texas RM2244 shows yet-to-bloom and bloomed Texas Prickly Pear plants.

Around Austin-Rarely appreciated back gate ornaments of the Zilker Botanical Garden. Saturday April 11th 2026. See another gate ornament below.

Around Austin-Street views of a few homes on Stratford Drive. See more below. Saturday April 11th 2026.

Around Eanes Independent School District-Eanes School Board of Trustee Candidates Forum Presented by Westlake Chamber of. Commerce-Monday evening April 13th 2026. Above the Forum underway held in the West Lake Hills Council Chamber. The candidates (L-R) Robert Morrow (Place 1), Kate Ivers (Place 1), Afshan Khan (Place 1), Jennifer Blackman (Place 2), Laura Clark (Place 2), Swasti Apte (Place 3) and Diane Hern (Place 3). The Forum was Moderated by Ron Oliveira (TV Journalis

Around Austin-Austin Kite Festival-Saturday morning April 11th 2026. Early starters set to fly against the downtown skyline. Trying to launch. The field and the tree people. Big field view. Big field view. Balloon tunnel. Music at the MossFest stage. Individual launch, up! And getting altitude.

Around Austin-Austin Kite Festival-Family and Friend Time. Saturday morning April 11th 2026. Zilker Park. Octopus's Garden at the MossFest Children's Concert. Watching the kite in flight. Toddler, pupper, mom and dad. Frisbee. Preparing to launch. Friendship on the rock. Family transit. Deciphering the kite.