Big excitement at Little Piney this week! No Vacancy in the nest boxes! It’s a full house at Little Piney for the bluebirds and chickadees. When I made my rounds this week, I discovered 7 nests–3 with bluebird eggs, 3 with chickadee eggs, one box with a completed nest just waiting for eggs, andContinue reading
Author: Tammy Brown
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Bluebirds and chickadees: Full house at Little Piney
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Dinner at Baxter’s on Main in Old Downtown Bastrop TX
Ken and I celebrated our anniversary at Baxter’s on Main. Baxter’s has a special place in our hearts–we stopped there the evening we first saw little Piney. We had cocktails and dinner at the bar watching people come and go, eavesdropping, and imaging what it would feel like to be locals. This was our firstContinue reading
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Butterflies, Seeds, and Tree Planting at Little Piney
There’s a new kind of winged creature fluttering about the fields at Little Piney. With the wildflowers starting to bloom, the butterflies have arrived. These three were still long enough to photograph. Seeing all the activity, I was inspired to order wildflower seeds for the pastures to encourage more butterfly andContinue reading
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Grief, love and Little Piney–A Daughter’s Grief and Healing in the Lost Pines
When we lose someone we love, we grieve. The grief and healing process helps us gradually let go of the cherished relationship as we knew it and find a way to hold the loved one inside forever. I lost my mother October 7, 2014. I had been losing her to Alzheimer’s disease for theContinue reading
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Bastrop TX Restaurant Reviews and Favorites
As relative new-comers to Bastrop, my husband and I have enjoyed exploring the dining options. The restaurants tend to be casual and traditional, the service warm and friendly, and the prices a pleasant surprise. Our Bastrop Tx restaurant reviews and favorites: Gracie’s or the Grace Miller Restaurant, 706 Pine Street, is my favorite place toContinue reading
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What kind of scat is that? Bastrop birds and wildlife
A lot of seeds and some fur in this fresh scat close to the lake. My foot is there for size comparison. Can anyone identify the source? Big raccoon? How about this track? It looks like a mountain lion to me. Cat shaped and over 3″. Folks report that there are a few mountain lions aroundContinue reading
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Winter Birds in Bastrop TX
Winter birds are plentiful in Bastrop County. I photographed these winter friends in January and February this year, my first two months at Little Piney (our home in Bastrop). Of course there are more birds I haven’t captured on film–Yellow-rumped Warblers, a Belted Kingfisher, a Pileated Woodpecker, all kinds of Sparrows, Cardinals flashing red throughoutContinue reading
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Breakfast at the lake
I was up early this morning to wrap pipes and turn on the heater in the well house in prep for a late hard freeze After that I wandered down to the little lake to see who was fishing for breakfast. As always, ducks flew as I approached– even though I was slow and quiet–Continue reading
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In love with Bastrop, Texas and the Lost Pines Life
The Lost Pines Life I have the incredible good fortune along with my husband to be the new owners of “Little Piney,” 23 beautiful acres in the Lost Pines of Bastrop County, Texas. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this area, the Lost Pines is an isolated pine forest at least 100 milesContinue reading