It has been a beautiful week even though the temperatures remain in the high 90’s and 100 degrees F. A few scattered showers have been just a beginning of what is needed as lake levels continue to recede. The following photos were taken in the San Gabriel water shed park in Georgetown, Texas. This small city is home to Southwestern University, a private university dating back to 1840.
Thanks to Skywatch Friday hosts
The pecan and oak trees are easily 100′ tall. Add in cypress and cottonwood reaching those same heights and you have a majestic little park.
For our friend at Good Fences Thursday I give you these fences captured on the way back home. If you look closely in the center distance of the photo you see a rise with buildings sitting there. That is the hill on which I live.
Thanks to host TexWisGirl, akaTheresa,
over at the Run*A*Round Ranch Report.
Now for some critter fun we are back at San Gabriel Park and then on the trip home.
Dog and master played Frisbee for quite a while. Very well behaved animal.
It is Texas, there will be cattle. Notice the suburbs in the background.
Thanks to Saturday’s Critters host Eileen.
Thanks to all you folks who stop by for a look see. Have a peaceful weekend!
A Little of Nothing 
A lovely series of photos here and always love to see a dog swimming and having fun.
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Thanks, and the dog was so well behaved.
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That looks like a lovely park. I guess I think of Texas as wide-open spaces, not with suburbs encroaching. It’s been a bit warm here this week, but we should be back to the 80s next week.
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There are wide open spaces in lots of areas. But get near a city such as Dallas, Ft. Worth, Huston, San Antonio and Austin you will see the typical sprawl. Many of the farms 30, 40 and 50 miles north of Dallas are now subdivisions.
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What peaceful scenes.
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Yes, it was very peaceful.
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Being also in Texas, I like the idea of less heat and more rain, although we did get about an inch over a couple of days here in the Hill Country. Very lovely scenes.
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Thanks, Linda. We are hoping to make a couple of overnighters into the Hill Country when the heat subsides a little.
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It looks a lovely quiet park Janice – No sign of other people to spoil your fun or your photographs.
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There were only a couple of fishermen and the guy with the dog. It was very pleasant. Thanks for stopping by, Phil.
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I was just trying to find the good fences link. Now it’s too late!
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Fellow Texan here, so ditto on the lack of rain and hot temps. We FINALLY received a rainshower yesterday, so that was nice and very much needed. (Of course, we put out ‘Nolo’ for the grasshoppers so of course it finally rained after that. I should have just washed the car).
And cattle? Um, yeah. They’re everywhere in our state. I LOVE the cows, but wish I saw more horses around too. I usually have to go to Round Top to see more of the horses.
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Kristin, it is dry but I do not think it is as hot as in 2012 when we were here in late June. It was hitting 105 when we were on Lake Conroe dragging grandsons on tubes. Thanks for stopping by for a visit.
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Yes, I missed it too so will post for next week. TexWisGirl runs a fine fences meme.
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Wonderful shots of the park.
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Thanks!
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Lovely shots! Our German shepherd loved to play in the water.
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So did our golden retriever but she hated baths.
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That’s a beautiful park. My dogs hate water!
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We had another dog, Cookie. She never liked water.
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Such a beautiful Park! I love the first shot! Looks so peaceful!
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Thanks for your kind comment. It is a lovely, older park.
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nice photos. thanks for sharing them.
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Thanks, and thanks for the visit.
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