Category Archives: Travels

Photographs and descriptions of places I have been. Long and short trips.

California or Texas?

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Looking at these photos I have to ask myself is this California or Texas? I’ve lived in California most of my life, and think it  is one of the most beautiful states, if not the most beautiful. This is a state of mountains, ocean, and desert. Our son and daughter-in-law moved to Austin Texas a few years ago, and recently purchased a sail boat which they sail on Lake Travis. I always thought of Texas as a state made of desert and prairie. When I traveled to Austin for the first time, I learned I was very wrong. The Austin area is quite hilly and green, with clear rivers and blue lakes.
Our son learned to sail here in California, and has now taken his love for this sport to Texas.
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We are so happy that our daughter-in-law has learned to enjoy being on the water as well.
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Our son enjoying the view as they return to the harbor.Texas-sunset
Can this really be Texas? This has certainly taught me not to assume anything about the other 49 states. I’m certainly looking forward to a future visit, and a day of sailing.

 

Our Color Filled World

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Composition notebooks are my book of choice when writing morning pages. I write three pages every morning and it really helps me to prepare for the day ahead. Today I realized I was on the last pages of my last notebook, so it was time to restock. I’d been planning to go for a ride today on my can-am Spyder, and it looked like my destination was Walmart.  I found lots of colorful composition books and bought one in every color.Ribbons
From the office supply section I went to to the craft section. I loved looking at the colorful ribbons.stickies-2

While in office supply I also found the above. Remember when these only came in yellow? I had so much fun today just taking in all the colors scattered throughout the store. It was a really good reminder that one doesn’t have to spend a lot to have a really good time in our color filled world.