November in Texas 11/30/09

For the last couple of weeks, I've been meaning to take a walk to get pictures of the trees changing colors.  Yesterday (Sunday, Nov 29) I finally went.   We have a hiking trail that goes very close to our house, so Todd and I headed down that early yesterday afternoon.  I was disappointed when we got to the trees (as I thought I might be) because most of the leaves have already fallen off.  But here are a few of the pictures I took:








Earlier this year we were in a severe drought, but mid-September we started getting a lot of rain.  Upriver from the trail is Lake Georgetown, and they have been letting a lot of water out.  Because of this, we couldn't go very far on our walk.  Here is the reason:






For those not familiar with Texas, this is the cactus you see everywhere:


 We can also go the other way on the hiking trail, that would take us to the Georgetown Country Club.  There is a sidewalk there, too, that was covered with water, so couldn't go far that way, either.  We could have taken our shoes off and walked through the water, but it was kind of chilly and I had new Nike tennis shoes on and my hands full with camera so we decided not to.  Next year I need to go as soon as I think about it instead of waiting so long.  

Anyway, I'm only scheduled for 16 hours of work this week, so I'll be able to sew a lot.  I got the third memory quilt done this last weekend and have started on #4, hoping I can get them all done before Christmas.  You can check out my other blog to read about them and see pictures.

Have a wonderful week!!!!  And thanks for taking the time to read my blog!