Photo Walks: Texas Hill Country

Photo Walk: Slow it Down and Pay Attention to the Details

Today’s Photo Walk was taken in the Texas Hill Country between Austin and San Antonio.   This vacation and retirement hot spot, Wimberley, TX, is known for its steady climate, beautiful country-side, low crime rate and cost of living, easy-going lifestyle and opportunities to get involved in the community.

This field was full of butterflies saving up energy to take the next step on their journey north.

Take a closer look… can you tell which of the spots on the stems are leaves and which are butterflies?

This photo was taken standing on the deck inches away from the river. Look closely — that is a reflection, not the real tree.

Same view, just a different angle. The river serves as a huge, smooth reflecting pool

Another few steps backwards…. What a peaceful place to sit and watch the leaves float by on the river.

No more than 10 feet to the right we found this planter

No more than 10 feet to the left, another peaceful rest spot. Seems like the thing to do in the Texas Hill Country.

Don’t forget to stop and enjoy the details — there are too many cool things to see right in front of us.

Would you like to share a photo walk with us?   Drop me a line at ruth@craniumcrunches.com.

Photo Walk: Paying Attention to the Details

Photo Walk: At the Beach

Often all you need to do to see something old in a whole new way is to take a walk with someone different!  This week I took a walk to the beach in La Jolla, CA with an 8 year old friend.  Oh how many details I miss when she is not around!  Do you see any details we missed?

Enjoy!

On the way to the beach we saw this rose. It seemed to be frozen in time or covered with wax. It was real and alive and very beautiful though!

Check out the swirling pattern years of wind and sand left on this rock.

Even on a chilly December day the tide pools were teaming with life.

How many times have I walked by this stairway and missed the details? Funny how a new set of eyes makes all the difference!

We noticed 2 really cool things in this scene — the big splash on the rocks and our shadows! We look so distorted with sun shining behind us, low in the winter sky.

Awesome lighting in this photo taken just as the sun was about to start its decent for the day.

It is the beginning of seal pupping season at the Children’s Pool in La Jolla Cove. We spotted one of the very first pups of the year!

Who’s print is that????

Hmmm… not sure everyone in this scene is paying attention…!

We, and this surfer, milked the very last moments out of the day. What a beautiful, crowning moment for all of us!

Would you like to take a Photo Walk and share it with us?   Send me an email:  ruth@craniumcrunches.com