Keltin and I had some downtime before we could check into our cabin so we decided to explore the main square in San Marcos. Many of the shops and restaurants were closed but the street art was still fantastic. INSTAGRAM│FACEBOOK│TWITTER│YOUTUBE
Category: Weekend Wanderings
During our recent down time I have been stocking up on gear. In addition to trekking poles Keltin and I picked up a couple of hammocks from Madera Outdoors. These are the kind meant to sting up and relax in at the park, maybe nap for a bit in the sun with a nice breeze.
Last year before Keltin and I went to Colorado we picked him up a set of trekking poles at REI. Well, I loved them too. That Colorado altitude gets to me when I can really only train at Texas altitude. The trekking poles were really useful at the Great Sand Dunes National Park. I took
Since I can’t travel at the moment I have been enjoying the details around the neighborhood! Bear is also enjoying all the extra walks. Stay safe, we will all get through this together – even if we are apart. INSTAGRAM│FACEBOOK│TWITTER│YOUTUBE
We have a rose bush at our house that only blooms briefly each spring. This year I managed to capture the beauty with my camera. Hope you are have a bright spring despite the situation. If you love flowers and wish to see more, visit my Hello to Spring post for some trees in bloom.
Before Christmas I talked about a new pencil store that opened near us recently: Graphite + Paper. And with the start of 2020 they began a quarterly pencil box and we have gotten a chance to enjoy it. This box is about more than just pencils though, it is meant to encourage you to write
Grapevine was supposed to have a Jurassic Garden event at the botanic gardens – due to the pandemic it was rightly cancelled but we did get some pictures with the dinos before everything was closed. They were still setting up for the event at the time so some of these dinosaurs were only partly put
This week is marks my fourth week working from home. It seems odd that it has been that long. I have lost count of my days sheltering in place. The days seem to be flying by and yet also somehow going at a snails pace. A month ago and to this day I still get
The weekend before the shelter-in-place order came in Keltin and I practiced some social distancing at the local botanic garden for a little photo shoot. Despite thinking I was going to freeze these were so much fun to take and Keltin got to show off his photography skills! I loved getting to feel like a
We aren’t actually under quarantine but we are under a shelter-in-place order. Wednesday was my birthday and it was an odd one, not only because we couldn’t go anywhere but because everyone asked what I was going to be doing since I couldn’t go out. In preparation for being stuck at home I bought a
