Commons Ford Ranch Metropolitan Park
 

Around Carmel-Clint Eastwood's Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant. Friday August 28th 2026. Lots of history and a heroic story of Clint Eastwood preserving this locale where ranch meets the Carmel Beach. See more images below. For details https://www.missionranchcarmel.com The 1850 Farmhouse. Sheep grazing. A view of Point Lobos from Mission Ranch.

Around Big Sur-The view south from Nepenthe, Wednesday August 26th 2026. Smoke from the Timber fire dominated the environment and the conversation at Nepenthe. Due to the fire, Nepenthe was previously closed for ten days and then closed again on August 27th. As of September 1st, a new fire has erupted doubling the involved area to 27,000 acres. See scenes from the restaurant below. Looking East from the balcony at Nepenthe. Patrons, on a main deck, enjoyed Nepenthe's food

Around Pebble Beach-A view of The Links at Spanish Bay. The course is currenly under a major renovation but "The Inn at Spanish Bay" and "Roy's" Hawaiian restaurant remain as "Places We Love." See below the scene on a Thursday evening August 27th 2026. A venue as good as it gets. This early evening, friends and new acquaintances are a buzz with smiles and laughter in abundance. All this inspired by the bayview, the breeze, the accomodations of food, drink and conversation

Around Asilomar-Boardwalk through the Dunes, towards Sunset Drive, Asilomar Beach and tide pools. This area is a State of California Park that includes a Conference Center and a Hotel. Every morning it's a short walk from your room through the dunes and then to the beach. Wednesday August 26th 2026. See more images below. Dunes, beach and tide pools. Mother and Daughter. Dunes. Dunes. Dunes.

Around Carmel-Views from Carmel Beach. Pebble Beach Golf Links in the background center to right. Pescadero Point at the center left. Wednesday August 26th 2026. See many more images below. Pebble Beach and Pebble Beach Golf Links. A closer look at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Pebble Beach and the Pebble Beach Golf Links. A view of the dunes with Carmel Bay in view and the Pebble Beach Golf Links to the extreme right background. Image captured at the intersection of Ocean A

Around Pacific Grove-A red-shouldered hawk surveys the terrain. See another snapshot below including a glimpse at the Point Pinos Lighthouse. The 1855 Point Pinos Lighthouse and a red-shouldered hawk. Tuesday afternoon August 25th 2026.

Around Pebble Beach-A view a practice putting green and the Lodge at Pebble Beach. Thursday noon August 27th 2026. See more below. 18th green. 15th green. 9th Fairway to the right.

Around Pebble Beach & Pacific Grove-Homes on the 17 Mile Drive. Closer look. Homes on the 17 Mile Drive. Closer look at the modern. Homes on the 17 Mile Drive, view from the Cypress Point Lookout. Home on the 17 Mile Drive. Home on Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove. Homes on Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove. Home on the Beach near Point Pinos Home on Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove across the Point Pinos Lighthouse. Home on Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove across

College Football-#5 Texas Longhorns dominated the visiting Texas State Bobcats 59-7 on a hot 2:30 PM start at DKR Memorial Stadium in Austin, Saturday September 5th 2026. Above #2 Dylan "Hollywood" Smothers with the carry gaining 45 but tripped up at the 11. Arch Manning later in that drive connected with Cam Coleman for the first TD. #16 QB Arch Manning with a pass. Arch completed four TDs. KJ Lacey, the Sophomore QB got significant playing time late in the game. #1 R

College Football-Besides the football, The University of Texas presents an amazing show. Above fans enjoy the Camera spotlight. See more below. Bevo XV Texas Marching Band with "TEXAS" "BEVO" "HOOK EM" "T" "TEXAS MAP" Twirler Before the game, Bevo Boulevard. Saturday September 6th 2026.

Texas 6A High School Football-Patton Jones to Nash Chapman for Westlake's first TD at 5:43 in the first quarter against visiting Euless Trinity Trojans (Dallas Metroplex). See the second TD below. Patton Jones to Rhett Jenkins for the second Westlake TD at 0.52 in the first quarter. QB Patton Jones using his feet. #43 RB Cooper Jones chews up yards. Coach Salazar works the sideline. Westlake led 14-0 at the half and won 35-10. Westlake had 16 first downs and 276 yards of t

Texas 6A Football-Westlake Football storms the field. Friday evening at Westlake September 4th 2026. See below, the football kids storming the field earlier.

Texas 6A Football-Westlake Sr. Cheer introductions. Friday evening September 4th 2026. See the next frame below.

Texas 6A Football-Euless Trinity sparkled with their Cheer and Band-see below. Friday Evening at Westlake September 4th 2026.

Around Pebble Beach-A grove of Monterey Cypress near Cypress Point. Friday August 28th 2026.

Around Pebble Beach-The Lone Cypress. Likely one of the most photographed tree ever. Located on the 17 Mile Drive. Thursday August 27th 2026. In the background right is Point Lobos and a smoky sky from the Timber Fire.

Around Carmel Bay-From Asilomar, the clouds are tinged in moody orange tones. Smoke having drifted from Big Sur's Timber contributed to the dramatic Sunset, Thursday August 27th 2026.

Around the Monterey Bay-View of farms, Monterey Bay, the Santa Cruz Mountains and a layer of smoke from the Timber Fire on final approach to the Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) Tuesday afternoon August 25th 2026. Below, see a view of the Laguna Seca race track. Laguna Seca with cars running on the track.

Around Austin-Last Thursday's storm that brought wind gusts "up to 50 mph" brought down two Southern Hackberry trees on the Fazio Foothill's course. Above, this mature Hackberry is behind the 17th Green. Another Hackberry of similar size was also uprooted along the left side of the 10th fairway. Taking 20-30 years to mature, Southern Hackberry trees can reach 50-60 feet and spread 30-50 feet. Their growth of 1-2 feet/year is facilitated by water availability, good soil q

Around Texas RM 2244-For a year or more, rumors circulated that a Fire Station would be constructed within the old "One World Theatre" site on Texas RM 2244. Recent activity suggested something was coming to fruition. This last week the sign below has been posted. According to Google AI, the Westlake Fire Department serves Texas RM 2244 from three sites: Station 901 (1109 Westlake Drive), Station 902 (1295 S. Capital of Texas Hwy) and Station 903 (414 St. Stephens School R

Around Austin-Early morning ski on Lake Austin adjacent to Common Fords Park. Monday August 24th 2026 07:49. See more snapshots below.

Around Austin-Morning Lake Kayak. Lake Austin adjacent to Common Fords Metropolitan Park, Monday August 24th 2026, 07:46.

Around Austin-Sunrise hour on Lake Austin adjacent to Common Fords Metropolitan Park. Monday August 24th 2026, 07:46. See another snapshot below.

Around Austin-Uncommon Exurban Austin Hill Country view. This from the Westlake Dermatology located at 8825 Bee Caves Road (Texas RM 2244). See another image below. This view shows at the left the Western most tower at the Omni Barton Creek Resort. Center slightly to the left show a large recently built home on Barton Creek Boulevard.

Around Austin-Capital of Texas Quiltfest was held August 21-23, 2026 and will return in two years. The show of judged and non-judged entries is presented by Austin Area Quilt Guild. See https://www.aaqg.org for details on all their programs including Workshops, Retreats, Open Sew Day and Guild Meetings. On display were more than 325 entries, ranging in styles from traditional to modern. Don't miss this show in 2028 and connect with AAQG to join in quilting. Photographs

Around Austin-Places We Love-Culinary-Bulevar Mexican Kitchen. Thursday afternoon August 20th 2026. Image above ceiling lighting. According to Google AI these are "a cluster of sleek, mid-century modern Coltrane Pendant Lights by DelightFull..." Bulevar is located at 9400 Arboretum Boulevard, (512) 377-9877 https://www.bulevaratx.com See more images below. View from just left of the entrance 17:02 View of the kitchen and the opposite side of the three-sided bar. View just

Around Austin-A South Lamar Classic since 2005, "Southside Flying Pizza", 1224 South Lamar Boulevard. See https://southsideflyingpizza.com . Thursday August 13th 2026. The Ford F Series is likely a 7th generation 1980-1986. See a closeup below.

Around Austin-University of Texas Longhorn Football, Preseason #5, hosts the Ohio State Buckeyes, Preseason #1, 6:30 PM Saturday September 12th. The Arch Manning led Longhorns hope to redeem last season's 7-14 loss at Columbus Ohio.

Around Austin-Mural at DOBIE Twenty 21. Sunday August 9th 2026.

Around Austin-Old Murals modified by graffiti over time. At Lakeshore at Lady Bird Metropolitan Park. July 22nd 2026. See more below.

Around Austin-Goats clearing overgrowth along the Ann and Roy Butler Trail. Saturday August 8th 2026. See program details below. https://www.thetrailconservancy.org

Around Austin-Carlos Santana rifts on at the Moody Center, Tuesday August 18th 2026. His set opened with joyous video clips featuring music and dance from around the world past and present. That led into the percussive "Jingo" and the first of Santana's iconic guitar solos, filled with sustained notes, on his gold PRS. As noted in Wikipedia, "His music blends rock, jazz, blues, salsa and Afro-Cuban rhythms with a Latin feel." After "Jingo" was "Evil Ways", "Black Magic Wom

Around Austin-Back Road along Lake Austin. Sunday August 9th 2026, 07:36

Around Austin-Schoenstatt, German schön translates beautiful and statt translates place. Indeed, the site of the "Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Schoenstt" to the left of this image looks over the amazing Austin Hill Country in this area. To the right center is the valley surrounding Lake Austin in that area. Monday August 10th 2026, 08:30.

Around Austin-Sunrise on the Ann and Roy Butler Trail. Monday 07:19 August 17th 2026.

Around Austin-Burnet Road Neon, Wednesday August 5th 2026, 20:30. See more below. Upper Crust. Little Woodrow's. Atown. Citizen All Day. Toy Joy.

Around Austin-Above an image looking out from the Harry Ransom Center's (HRC) ground floor . The public ground floor of HRC houses: one of the remaining copies of the 500-year-old "Gutenberg Bible," head sculpture's of notable writers-see selected images below and rotating exhibits. The next exhibit "The Worlds of Gertrude Stein" opens August 15th 2026. See https://www.hrc.utexas.edu for details. HRC is "an archive, library, and museum at the University of Texas at Aust

Around Austin-Golden hour view of Lake Austin along West Lake Hills. Wednesday August 5th 2026.

Texas 6A Volleyball-Westlake's home opener Tuesday evening August 11th 2026 was a scrimmage against Georgetown. In four sets, Georgetown prevailed: 30-28, 25-23, 23-25 and 25-22. Above, the traditional pre-match handshake is all smiles as the season gets underway. The Westlake Roster listed in MaxPreps: 1 Kyrksen Cook, 2 Lucia Johnson, 3 Kaitlyn Tse, 4 Hannah Brown, 7 Clayton Kelly, 8 Ellie Ogden, 9 Sunny McWilliams, 11 Colley McDowell, 13 Logan Keenan, 14 Heidi Brew, 15 A

Around West Lake Hills Texas-Lake Austin homes along the shore in West Lake Hills, Texas. Wednesday August 5th 2026,

Around Austin-The Breakfast Club ride graced Texas RM2244 Saturday morning August 8th 2026. View of one group of riders making the grade between Weston Lane and Addie Roy Road. See https://www.breakfastclubatx.com for information regarding "GROUP RIDES, COMMUNITY AND BREAKFAST-OUT OF AUSTIN, TEXAS AND ANYWHERE THE ROAD TAKES US."

Around Southern California-Looking up view of two lines of Mexican Fan palms outside the Anaheim Convention Center. Monday July 27th 2026 15:47.

Around Southern California-Fireworks viewed from the rooftop of the JW Marriott, Anaheim. Monday July 27th 2026. More images below.

Around Austin-MODERN: A Vietnamese American Festival continues this evening at the Asian American Resource Center. Tonight's program includes a "Intergenerational Vietnamese American fashion show featuring local and out-of-town designers and ATX-based models." The Asian American Resource Center is located at 8401 Cameron Road. Tickets can be purchased online through the Ticket Tailor Event Page.

Around Southern California-View from Ocean Boulevard at Poppy Avenue in Corona Del Mar. A cliffhouse. July 29, 2026 13:51. See more images below. Midcentury Modern home along Ocean Boulevard. Home situated at Poppy Avenue and Ocean Boulevard. See another perspective below. Home situated at Poppy Avenue and Ocean Boulevard.

Around Austin-Cote Legal 808 West 11th is in the Austin Historic District, an area that features structures classified as Folk Victorian, Queen Anne, Italianate and Romanesque. This structure is a "Folk Victorian," or "Victorian Farmhouse" or "Vernacular Farmhouse" (SourcerGoogle AI). For details see https://www.cplegal.com

Around Austin-South Lamar between Barton Springs Road and Lamar Square Drive images and views. Saturday July 25th 2026. Above a billboard on the east side of South Lamar. See more below. A billboard on the west side of South Lamar. Businesses too, AAMCO and SHAKESHACK. uchi on the east side. Rising Sun Japanese Automotive on the east side. Downtown skyline view from the west side of South Lamar. Downtown skyline view from the west side of South Lamar. "ART FROM THE STREET

Around Austin-MadHippie-700 South Lamar Boulevard. Saturday July 25th 2026. "WELCOME Y'ALL." See https://www.madhippie.com for details. According to the website "Our Skincare Philosophy More & Less we develop with more actives and better ingredients. Free of bad actors like petroleum, parabens, phthalates, perfumes, dyes, SLS & PEGs." More images below.

Around Austin-At 1600 South Congress the "Butcher's Daughter" remodel of the old "South Congress Cafe" location continues Friday July 24th 2026. According to "Tribeza" the location is expected to open Late Summer/Early Fall 2026. For more about the Butcher's Daughter see https://www.thebutchersdaughter.com

Around Austin-Ball Moss, Tilandsia recurvata, shown close-up on a live oak. According to Texas A&M Forest Service "Ball Moss is an epiphyte, which means it grows on other plants but does not take nutrients from them." They capture moisture, light and oxygen from the air. Consequently Ball Moss is not parasitic, doesn't harm trees, and prefers conditions found under the canopy of shade trees." Friday July 24th 2026, 0930. See more images below.