Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

recent posts

about

Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: My Country Life

  • Five Things on Friday

        1. Wildflowers are blooming like it's springtime instead of autumn. Plants I thought had died are sprouting blossoms again. Maybe it's like this every year, and I just forget. That's okay. I love the surprise of it! 2. Waller Creek runs through Austin down to Lady Bird Lake. Near downtown, it's dirty, stinky,…

  • After every storm the sun will smile…

    "After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer." ~ William R. Alger We finally had enough rain this week to leave small pools in limestone bed of Long Hollow creek and set the frogs singing in celebration of…

  • Bittersweet

          I spotted it when I stepped out onto the front porch one morning this past week, in between trips to Houston. I noticed the fossil first, thinking it had fallen from its spot on the windowsill above the bench where it now rested. Then I realized it had been placed there to…

  • September Sweetness

    September has always been one of my favorite months. The air feels a little drier, crisper…summer temperatures begin their slow (and short, in Texas) descent into winter…the sky sheds its faded denim and dresses in vibrant azure. I'm eager to spend every minute of September outside, enjoying it all. But there are other reasons I…

  • Saving Roadrunners and other sweet!s of the week

    I was walking up our front path to my car one morning this week when I heard a banging noise coming from a camper shell sitting to one side of the driveway/parking area at the top of the walkway. The shell mostly rests on the ground, but one side of it projects over a small…

  • Five on Friday: Give me peace for the moment…

      1. I had to report for jury duty on Monday. It was in the old Travis County Courthouse, which to me is what a courthouse and jury room should look like…straight out of an old Perry Mason episode. It was a wonderful process. The judge was very passionate and took lots of time explaining…

  • At long last, we meet again…

    They were waiting for me in the mailbox yesterday evening. Ah, Mark and Debbie…you haven't aged a bit since I last saw you forty-one years ago!     I don't remember when the book first appeared in our home, but I know I had discovered it by the time I was in 4th grade and…

  • I Saw An Owl…and other sweet!s of the week

    The puppies were pouncing in tall grass, chasing some tiny unseen prey. It made me laugh, but it was time to get home so I wouldn't be late for work. So, calling them to follow, I turned to continue down our path…and that's when I saw it: an owl sitting on a low branch not…

  • Friday Randomness

        1. Max can still run…when he's motivated.  Can you see the deer standing in the middle of the road? What about the big grin on his face, laughing at the silly puppies who think they can catch him?  (Me, either, but I'm sure he is!) 2. Real Estate License Adventure Countdown: 5 classes…

  • From Wednesday

    The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone. ~George Eliot   These days, more than ever, I'm trying stay focused on the minute I'm standing in…to not let my mind replay…