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Around Austin-Rain Lillies in full bloom. Lake Austin Boulevard, Wednesday July 22nd 2026, 08:56

Around Austin-Sunrise at Austin's last dam, the Longhorn Dam. With three gates open, what is typically a meandering creek is rapidly flowing. The Longhorn Dam, just East of I35 in Downtown Austin, is 15.6 miles in a straight-line from what is the first dam in Austin, the Mansfield Dam. Wednesday July 22nd 2026, 07:12. See more images below. The left gate fully open creates rapid flow below. Two middle gates are partially open as well. View of the flow from the Longhorn D

Around Austin-Saturday July 18th 2026 0900. A briming Lake Travis officially at 681 feet or 100% full is a sight to behold. Also in the view is the Comanche Canyon Ranch area in the right foreground on an Eastern shore of Lake Travis. Further in the background is the Comanche Trail area. See more images below. Around Austin-Saturday July 18th 2026 0900. A briming Lake Travis officially at 681 feet or 100% full is a sight to behold. Also in the view is the Comanche Canyo

Around Austin-Saturday July 18th 2026 0830-The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) opened a flood gate at Mansfield Dam this morning. The release of water due to rising Lake Travis levels is the first since May 10th 2019. Another gate reportedly will be open at 1300 today. See more images below.

Around Austin-Mansfield Dam Saturday July 18th 2026 0830-Families experience the rare flow through a floodgate. See more images below. "Watching the river flow" Even the family pupper.

Around West Lake Hills Texas-Friday July 17th 2026 18:11. Lake Austin is flowing as viewed from just below the Emmett Sheldon bridge. The water level is higher than usual after the opening of a flood gate at the Tom Miller Dam. Heavy rains upstream have created runoff levels sufficient to trigger the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) to open a flood gate at the Tom Miller Dam. At 0600 today the Mansfield Dam, straight line ten miles upstream, will also open a flood g

Around West Lake Hills Texas-Responding to rising water levels upstream, yesterday the Lower Colorado River Authority open a flood gate at the Tom Miller Dam. Friday July 17th 2026, 18:11.

Around Austin-Shoppers were caught off guard when a thunderous downpour hit Rollingwood Trader Joe shoppers. Wednesday July 16th 2026, 15:32. The locale experienced 0.8 inches of rain in the last 24 hours with only 0.05 inches expected in the next 24 hours. (Apple Forecast). High temperatures will rise from 84°F today to 90°F tomorrow and progressively higher peaking at 98°F next Thursday.

Around Austin-Morning Fog and Drizzle in the exurban Austin Hill Country. Thursday July 16th 2026, 09:32.

Around Austin-A local familiar with Shoal Creek near the Shoal Creek Saloon commented this afternoon, "Highest I've ever seen!" With 0.7 inches of rain in the last 24 hours on top of previous precipitation has Shoal Creek and other urban streams rising to high levels. See another image of Shoal Creek below. Wednesday July 15th 2026, 17:15. Shoal Creek crossing below the Shoal Creek Greenbelt.

Around Austin-Beneficial rain finally arrived to the Austin Metropolitian area overnight. Earlier rain in this recent set of storms hit hard to West and Southwest Texas. Locally, 0.55 inches dropped in the last 24 hours and 1.45 inches are expected in the next 24 hours. Rain chances are 80% of Thursday and 40% for Friday keeping the high temperatures 85° and 90° respectively. (Apple Forecast). Above traffic this morning at Westlake Drive and North Capital of Texas Highwa

Around Austin-Lake Austin views. View of the safety line just before the Tom Miller Dam. See more images below. Wednesday July 8th 2026. Scenic lookout from the LCRA building at 3701 Lake Austin Boulevard. More views below. View of homes in the Stratford Neighborhood.

Around West Lake Hills Texas-Hillside homes. Wednesday morning July 8th 2026. See more views below. Hillside homes. View of the Riverboat "The Commodore" and hillside homes. See https://www.austinriverboats.com for details regarding "The Commodore" and other services. Riverside and Hillside homes along Lake Austin in West Lake Hills. View of a boat dock at Oyster Point and a view of hillside homes in West Lake Hills, Texas.

Around Austin-The iconic Hula Hut sign. The HULA HUT 3825 Lake Austin Boulevard, 512-476-4852, https://www.hulahut.com

Around Austin-Quince Lakehouse "Waterside spot with views of Lake Austin featuring a menu of global small plates and a bar." Quince Lakehouse, 3825 Lake Austin Boulevard #201, 512-334-9426. https://www.quincesma.com

Around Austin-Top 25 Austin Employers. Top 25 list selected from the "Austin Business Journal" July 3-9, 2026 pp18-91 "Austin-Area Largest Employers, RANKED BY LOCAL EMPLOYEES." See ABJ for the full list of 50 and much detail. Image from RM2244.COM archive "Blues on the Green" June 10th 2026. The Top 25 are; HEB 27,721 employees, Tesla 16,500, Ascension Texas 16,200, St. David's Healthcare 13,259, Amazon 11,000, Apple 10,000, Dell 7,348, IBM 6,000, Baylor Scott & While Hea

Around Austin-July rain expected to continue for a few hours. A heavy downpour started locally around noon and will bring a forecasted 0.2 inches. Saturday July 9th 2026. Chances of rain are forecasted from Sunday through Thursday keeping high temperatures between 80°-92°F. See a closeup below.

Around Austin-"Neighborthoods of Austin" map created by the "Soup Factory Gang" is available at ATown 5202 Burnet Road, 512-323-2533 or Online at https://www.keepatownweird.com

Around West Lake Hills Texas-Happiest of Moments. In the zone! Best Pupper. Most Patriotic Dressed-Couple. Most Patriotic Dressed-Family. Most Patriotic Dressed Boy-As an Eagle. Most Patriotic Dressed-Girls. Troop 72 Color Guard. Flanked by her Daughters, this lady was experiencing her 100th July 4th. Most Patriotic Dressed Adult, 89 Years Old!

Around West Lake Hills Texas-July 4th Parade, those on wheels. Genesis Wealth Trammell Cooper at the wheel. Westlake FD led the way. State Farm pulls trailer of Eanes dignitaries. HEB. JoJo's Bakery "Best New Business of 2025" West Lake Hills City Council. "Young Citizen of 2025." 1921 Model T, City of West Lake Hills, followed by a youngster on wheels. Brookdale. Patriotic Citizen. Four Oaks Medicare Planning. https://www.calltosca.com The Tosca Gruber Group, Coldwell Ban

Around West Lake Hills-July 4th Parade-"Watching the Parade" Infant to Grands enjoy the morning parade. Family fun. Joyous.

Around West Lake Hills Texas-Troop 72 provided the Color Guard and marched the parade. Westlake High School Drum Corp delivered a sharp cadence. Brookdale Walker with Electric Guitar Rimmed Red, White and Blue shades. Brookdale providing fans apropos for the Summer heat. Westlake Chamber of Commerce coordinates this event annually. Dachshunds bring delight. Westbank Libraries. Citizen walkers enjoying the stroll. Amazing homegrown Patriotic Spirit. The family that parades tog

Around West Lake Hills Texas-July 4th Celebration & Parade-amy's ice creams free "COME AND SCOOP IT" was greatly appreciated. Below Texas Honey Ham served up free breakfast tacos in a big way. Chick-fil-A poured free drinks and had a spin contest for coupons. Texas Honey Ham fed all comers! Chick-fil-A poured free drinks and had a spin contest for coupons.

Around West Lake Hills Texas-Westlake High School Senior (2027) Adrianna Zock moved the July 4th crowd with a patriotic a cappella rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner." Scout Troop 72 participated as the color guard and in the parade. More July 4th coverage to follow in the coming days.

Around West Lake Hills, Texas-Celebrate America's 250th by attending local events in Bee Cave, Rollingwood, Tarrytown, Austin and West Lake Hills. The West Lake Hills event is at 101 Westlake Drive, 0830 this Saturday July 4th 2026. Check your local area for many of the other events. Image above, signage in front of 101 Westlake Drive on Texas RM 2244.

Around Austin-Morning drive from West to East Austin and back. Above along I-35 a glimpse of "I was born here, I was grown here" by Rex Hamilton. See the full 60 foot mural at https://www.rexsterlinghamiltonart.com More images below. Walking by "Industry Everyday Late Night" on East 6th. See https://www.eastside.industrytx.com "Floral Mural" by Helena on Navasota between East 5th and East 6th. See https://www.helenamartinart.com for details about Helena. On Navasota. Eas

Around Austin-Downtown skyline views from the "Skyline Overlook." The overlook provides a view from East Austin of the prominent downtown skyline. Middle is the Waterline Tower, the tallest in Texas at 1025 feet and to the right the Indeed Building. The Frost Bank tower is just right of the utility tower. Image Monday morning June 29th 2026. Close up view. View of the Oracle Building.

Around Austin-Sahara dust infused sunset over Lowell Lane. 20:24 Monday June 29th 2026. See another image below.

Around Austin-Dust from the Sahara is now part of Austin's air. As shown above, the sky is hazy enough to reduce Austin's air quality and may pose a risk for those with respiratory conditions including Asthma. RM2244.COM image, taken from South Weston Lane, is a view North. Rob Roy on the Lake, off of Texas 360, is center right and Cat Mountain is upper right.

Around Austin-Art-Public Mural Display-"Floral Mural" by Helena on Navasota and East Sixth Street in East Austin. Created in 2022, helenamartinart.com Image by RM2244.COM Monday morning June 29th 2026.

Around Austin-Reflections on the Fairmont revealed by the rebuilding of the Austin Convention Center. June 7th 2026. Jenga building from the Butterfly Bridge on West Second Street. Rest of images June 6th 2026. Jenga building from the Butterfly Bridge on West Second Street. Close up of the Google Sail Building. Austin Central Library situated along West Cesar Chavez, West Second Street, West Avenue and Shoal Creek. The building recently names one of "Time Magazine's '25 Bu

Around West Lake Hills Texas-Old School West Lake Hills sign harkens back to earlier times. Sign at Texas RM 2244 AKA Bee Caves Road and Rollingwood Drive. Friday June 26th 2026.

Around Rollingwood Texas-Old School signs harken back to earlier days. The Rollingwood sign at Rollingwood Drive just before Vale Street. Friday June 27th 2026.

Around Austin-Bench along the Ann and Roy Butler Trail speaks volumes. Essentially "It's time to move on, it's time to get going..." Opening lines of "Time to Move On" by Tom Petty.

Around Québec-Late bloomers. June 15th 2026. Above Common Solomon's Seal. Mountain goldenbean. Mountain Goldenbean. Asian Meadowsweet.

Around Québec Province Canada-La Malbaie is where the Riviére-Malbaie empties into the St. Lawrence River. Malbaie Latin translation is bad bay so dubbed by by Samuel de Champlain in 1608 as dramatic low tides challenge anchorage. Champlain was a French explorer dubbed the "The Father of New France" for the founding of Québec July 3rd 1608. (Source wikipedia.org). Above the view of the St. Lawrence River from the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu. See more below. Above the

Around Québec City-View west from the Sam bistro évolutif, "Le SAM." Below is the Dufferin Terrace above the St. Lawrence River. See more images below. Vegetable soup. Filet Mignon. A table at Le SAM. Lobby view.

Around Québec City-The Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, Saturday June 13th 2026. View of the rear of hotel looking west along the Dufferin Terrrace. Located within the walls of Old Québec, the iconic Fairmont Le Château Frontenac "is a historic hotel...considered the most photographed hotel in the world." (Wikipedia.org). For details regarding this location see https://www.chateau-frontenac.com More images below. Rear of the hotel looking east. Western side view. View looki

Around Québec City-"Québec City remains the only fortified city in North America north of Mexico, and the 4.6 km of walls that encircle the Old City are a UNESCO World Heritage site." (Google AI). Image above a gate. The Citadelle of Québec. The Parliament of the province of Québec. The Parliament of the province of Québec. The flag with four with fleurs-de-lis symbolizing purity against a blue field symbolizing heaven. Post Office. Architecture. Architecture. Architecture.

Around Québec City-Sculptures. June 13th 2026. Above "Le Grand Bienvenue" by Nicole Tailon 1994. (Google AI). See a few more examples of the many sculptures throughout Québec City. "Une feuille dans la Main" (A Leaf in Hand) by Jules Lasalle L'Envol (Taking Flight) by Jules Lasalle "Les Muses" by D'Alfred Laliberte "Le Quatuor D'Airain" (The Bronze Quartet) by Lucienne Payan-Cornet On the Parliament grounds.

Around Austin-Juneteenth Parade-The amazing Austin All Star Marching Band and Spirit Team effused incredible joy for all. It was muggy but the band played on enthusiastically The drumline.

Around Austin-The Juneteenth Parade-The spectators. A youngster enjoys checking out the Police SUV. Mother and officier enjoy the enthusiasm. Strolling the parade route before the start. Crowd on MLK Boulevard at Salina ready for the start. Enjoying the show on Chicon.

Around Austin-The Buffalo Soldiers lead the way on MLK Boulevard, Friday morning June 19th 2026. See more below. The parade always includes some candy and drink distribution. Some tossed, some handed as organizations walk the crowd. The University of Texas Athletes always join in. This snapshot at Chicon and East 12th Street. UT Spirit part of the parade as well. The Austin All-Star band lifted spirits incredibly with dance and music. Revive the Culture color guard and ban

Around Québec City-People out and about. Saturday June 13th 2026. Above at work. See more below. Brunch time. Brunch time. Boys on the Duffirun Terrace. Umbrella Alley. Afternoon. Afternoon.

Around Québec-Views from íle ď Orléans Sunday June 14th 2026. See more below. Route 368 around the island Route 368 around the island With a view of the St. Lawrence River and the South Shore.

Around Québec City-Fontaine de Tourney. The top. See more below. The Fontaine de Tourny has an interesting history-originally from France placed in front of the Parliment of Québec and inaugurated on July 3rd 2007. See more images below. Saturday June 13th 2026. The middle. Full view.

Around Austin-The Ann and Roy Butler Trail always finds RM2244 compelled capture some images. These from Wednesday May 27th, a cloudy and cool morning. Views from a counter-clockwise walk originating at the Deep Eddy. A solo scull. For more on the trails, The Trail Conservancy https://wwwthetrailconservancy.org An inviting less traveled path. Main path on the North side of Lake Austin Views of the highrise from the South side.

Around Austin-The Deep Eddy Community Garden looking green and ready to sprout. Wednesday May 27th 2026. See more below.

Around Austin-Great snapshot from the Legends Golf Course, Sunday May 24th 2026.

Around Austin-Having to drive further and further from West Austin to find a cornfield these days. This one on Utah Sands Drive in Pflugerville just off of Texas 130. The rains of Spring 2026 have created some of the best looking cornfield in years. See another snapshot below.