Today’s post, like an earlier post, “Fun at the Old Bakery & Emporium Consignors’ 2019 Art Reception,” is mostly filled with fun pics —
Tania Marie DeGregorio —
performing her book, Skydancer, at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center AustinIllustrations for Skydancer are by —
Austin artist, Avery Orendorf
Tania, our youngest girl, reading at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Skydancer: Adventures of a Monarch Butterfly
Yesterday’s outing to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center here in Austin to hear our youngest girl read and show her illustrated children’s book, Skydancer, to an eager group of little ones, was early enough it wasn’t yet too hot, and actually down right nice! 😊
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Austin
Walking the Wildflower Center into the Hill Country Beautiful light filled Wildflower Center Cafe 🌸
The Wildflower Tower on the left and the Wildflower Center’s cafe were both relatively quiet, and obviously very inviting. When we returned for ice tea and pudding bread cake later at the Cafe we got the last available table!
Only one little guy, a red dragonfly, stuck inside, minded! We gathered him loosely and gently in a swaddle of napkins and our six year old grandson and one of his two grandmas helped him take it back outside 😊

Meanwhile, now that the day was warming, folks were enjoying the inside of the beautifully situated presentation hall next to the outdoor reading area. As has been the case at Tania’s other readings throughout Austin and at the Wildflower Center for her book, this was fun and a great success!
Tania & family in air-conditioned light-filled presentation hall with her book
Skydancer
The six year old, hiding among the adults, liked the idea I’d give him a special spotlight 😊

Skydancer – Where to find it 😊
Author’s Website – https://www.skydancerbook.com/
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2JTUHz9 — 12 Five Star Reviews! Prime delivery eligible
Tania Marie DeGregorio – Contact Links
Twitter.com/skydancerbook
FB – https://m.facebook.com/tania.m.roberts
Author’s Website – https://www.skydancerbook.com/
Avery Orendorf – Illustrator
FB – https://m.facebook.com/AveryODesign
Artist’s Website – http://www.averyodesign.com/
Mural And Illustrations Request Form – http://www.averyodesign.com/contact
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 🌺 💐
“The Botanic Garden of Texas” – https://www.wildflower.org/
4801 La Crosse Ave.
Austin, TX 78739
512.232.0100
Inarguably, with Zilker Botanical Gardens, one of the two garden jewels of Austin 😊
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What a lovely place to share her book, and wow, great talent must run in the family!
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So kind of you to say, Tiffany – but the youngest girl and youngest grandchild’ve done more in a year than all my years, lol! 😂 But that’s ok, they deserve it 😊 Yes, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is a beautiful preservation of what the land can be like at its best ❤️
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What an incredibly talented little girl! Beautiful photos of the butterfly center, Felipe.
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Thank u so much, Dolly! It is a wonderful refuge from the city & it’s grown so much since when we 1st saw it decades ago, yet kept the essence of Lady Bird’s vision of preserving the naturalness of the land. Tania & her book fit in perfectly! ❤️
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My pleasure, Felipe, It’s a magical place, and your photos express it perfectly.
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Ahhh, thank you so much, Dolly! 💕
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You are very welcome, dear Felipe!
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