It’s not spring yet in central Texas, but it is getting close. It’s early March and I am anticipating wildflower season. But the plants have not awakened yet.
The Indian grass has gone from gold to brown and the only green to be found is on the Ashe Juniper. The dead colors and threatening sky didn’t seem to dissuade many hikers on this Sunday morning. I passed dozens of people on my hike, even on the less frequented back trails in the refuge, but I was still mostly alone.
I was searching for something to photograph, but I was never sure what exactly, and I don’t think I found it. I stopped in several places and studied this and that, but nothing really stood out to me. The stepping stones across the creek and the trail heading up bank always seem like a photo to me, but I never really get what I want out of the photo. I even tried standing on some rocks in the middle of the creek to get a shot.
I was there for about 3 hours and I hiked every trail, but I didn’t feel like leaving. But, eventually I had to go and get my chores done. Hopefully the paintbrush and bluebonnets wake up soon.
Jason Frels 
that last photo is such a wonderful image of serenity. Seems like it would be a nice place to just sit and read a book.
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Yeah, you could do that. In the spring there are a lot of birds there to sing for you too. I do see people sitting out at the refuge enjoying an afternoon or whatever.
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sounds like a nice place to spend some time…
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I like the second shot best, of the trail passing through the golden grass. There’s something about the gold color that makes it look inviting.
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Thanks. That is what I was trying to capture
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I think that was taken on the trail that passed through the cedar brake you can see in the bottom of the first picture. It leads up to that hill.
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Looks like a good place to hike.
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That was my favorite one too, who knows where the trail may lead …
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There was a cow around the bend. It looked at me while I walked past. It may have mistaken me for someone else; a coffee shop owner perhaps.
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It may have, did it have a silver cowbell around its neck? If so, you missed your chance to be transported to who knows where!
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I didn’t want to seem rude by staring, so I couldn’t tell. I just kept on mooving.
This trail may end up in one of your stories I think.
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You just had to get that “moooing” in there didn’t you!
And you may be right. 🙂
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Possibly to a den of rattlesnakes.
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Fangfully, no.
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Noooo….!
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You seem to be recoiling at that thought.
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Its not exactly the picture that I wanted in my imagination, smartie!
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You don’t find snakes charming?
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THUNK! Oops!
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Hmmmmph. Too late at night to be getting hit in the head with burnt pieces of cobbler.
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My cobbler was not burnt! Annnd … you are lucky it was just cobbler. 🙂
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I wish I had some cobbler now.
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It is tasty! Maybe I should warm some up now and have some. 😋
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I am a bad influence I think. Have some black coffee and healthy fruit instead.
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Black coffee before I go to bed, do you want me to sleep?
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No, there are stories to be written.
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Not tonight. 🙂 I did my post for the day.
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Peaches are healfhy fruit!
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Baked in sugar and dough?
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Wellll….. I did have veggies at supper.
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Just think of them as cute, fuzzy pets. Except replace the fuzz with scales.
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That isn’t helping!
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Just remember that usually when they bite you, they don’t inject venom.
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Still not helping, isn’t it past bedtime for certain stooges? 😜
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Getting there. My phone just silenced notifications, so it must be.
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That strikes me as a good idea.
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Sweet dreams are calling you!
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I just hope it isn’t a spam caller.
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Oh gosh, I see that someone is wide awake!
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I have my coffee at the ready.
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Plunk! Oops, I guess my aim was bad, knocked over your coffee ☕ cup! “Soo sorry!” 😂
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Wow. All I said was that I have my coffee ready. That’s not nice of you.
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Haha! After last night, I am getting a head start. 🙂
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So, you are incentivizing me to make more puns, lame witticisms, and other groan-inducing remarks?
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Noooo, just trying to get a step ahead …. while you have to find a new coffee cup and make more coffee! 😛
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Is your coffee going to be ready to be spilled tomorrow too? But hey, I may be nice tomorrow. 🙂
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I may be extra buffoony for you tomorrow.
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Heyyyy…! You… you buffoon. 😛
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Spam will do that to you. Wakes you right up.
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What type of food or food-like product would you prefer calling you?
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Just once I’d like to get a call from cake caller, or maybe a pie caller. I hate spam.
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Maybe a text message from a nice hoagie.
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Or an email from some kale.
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How about a candygram from a candied ham?
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No, I think we have enough hams around here. But a semaphore from a grocery store would do a good job at filling my empty cupboards.
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What if you got a first class letter
From a bratwurst and cheddar?
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That would beat junk mail from a French snail.
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Or a greeting card from a tub of lard?
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Or caviar, just a smidgeon, from a carrier pigeon.
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😶🤚!
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Moan!!
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Oh gosh! 😶🤚!
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Groaning! You got too much sleep!
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Yep. And I dream in puns.
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I am not even going to ask how … for if that would be possible, I am sure you and a certain other person would dream that way all the time. 🙂
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If I fall asleep while watching an old movie, my dream puns are in black & white.
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It’s like taking a nap at night.
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A long nap!
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[…] Thanks to Jason once again for stirring my imagination with another one of his photos. You can see more of his photography at https://jasonfrels.com/2022/03/08/waiting-for-spring/ […]
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