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My Yesterday in Pictures Format
Iβve simply built my daily walking & painting up to the point where I need the time for these two vital parts of keeping me healthy and/or sane, lol!
Plus, instead of having to work images into the My Day Ahead series posts, this new series will enable me to keep those as pure text, and supplement with images from a variety of possibilities here. Itβs an experiment of course, so weβll see π
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Return Visit to Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center β€οΈ
One of the best things Sheila and Iβve done since moving further south in Austin is becoming members of the Wildflower Center. We got to pick a combo seniors / grandparents/family package, and even with just the few visits weβve made since joining early June (few due to my two surgeries), weβre already coming out ahead. This morning I headed out after our omelette breakfast and, tummy loaded, got there a 1/4 after their 9am opening time. I wanted a close-up of their stone plaque commemorating Lady Bird & no matter which way I turned, my shadow was in it, lol! So I figured, might as well go whole-Monty selfie-shadow π

Iβm only including pics from the Sunday morning visit, as I plan to dedicate a full post later on with images from both days. This is not the main entrance, but much further deeper into the Wildflower Center. The bridge is over a currently dry creek itβd be interesting to see after a good rain. The rocky dry soil in Central Texas either sends rain water into underground streams, or meanders it toward the Gulf of Mexico. Catching it in rain barrels is also a great alternative!

All I can hope for in this short picture post is give an idea of the vast diversity of sights, attractions, and sheer beauty for folks of all ages, little kids to us seniors β€οΈ

When I showed this picture to Sheila later in the day, she remembered she and the youngest girl had taken Max to this same spot on the ground nearly four years ago! The butterflies, knowing this, are obviously meticulously maintained, and the coloring and surfaces all appeared brand new! π

By the time I decided to βcall itβ and give in to my 1st muffin since my second surgery (true! picked a blueberry one π) + a fresh cup of coffee, itβd been nearly two hours since Iβd arrived! Iβd explored a lot! And realized I may have only searched out maybe half of the trails, though thinking back, probably not even that! Thatβs actually a very promising prospect to me! π

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At Central Market South!
My last stop after filling the tank in the car after leaving the Wildflower Center was Central Market. Almost always a treat going there, even with a grocery list in hand!
But donβt want anyone to think it was all grocery chores, hunting down price codes to weigh produce (think Carnival Squash, lol!) and waiting in line at the deli for specialty cheeses and liverwurst cut just right π Nope, I was munching and crunching and sipping fresh roasted Hawaiian coffee β€οΈ Yeah, itβs a chore, but someoneβs gotta – ok, I wanna do it! Where else are the perks fresh perked. Sorry couldnβt resist π

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Adan
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What a beautiful place! I want to paint every chair I own with flowers now π
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Arenβt they gorgeous! And each chairβs a little different! Next time Iβm there Iβll try & take a few more pics π
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