1 Allen Park The trees in the beautiful textbook fall colors are (I believe) Spanish oaks. Also seen are evergreen live oaks, and pine-like ashe junipers, commonly known as cedar.
2 Spanish oaks Here are more leaves, with sunlight coming through them like stained glass. It doesn't come across in the photo 100%, but I was awe-struck.
3 Tiny oak This little squirt of a tree was displaying wonderful changing colors.
4 Trees Spanish oaks in the background, cedars up front
5 Trees Allen Park is a little 10 acre park near Mopac and 2222. There are points in the park where you can watch traffic on Mopac, and parts that feel like the middle of a forest.
6 Trees The park had many little birds- I heard cardinals, and even saw a little wren. I also saw turkey buzzards and a small hawk.
7 Trees There were also lots, I mean tons, of butterflies. Little brown snout butterflies, mostly, but some others- including what I think are called sulphur butterflies, slightly bigger and the color of butter.
8 Trees more Spanish oak and cedar
9 Trees I liked how the orange shaded to red here.
10 Spanish oaks Here's my favorite shot- more sunlit leaves.
11 Prickly pear cactus Aww, it's heart-shaped! It means wuv!
12 Mama and kid Here is a scrappy little Spanish oak, with a big, twisty live oak behind it.
13 Bluff walking around close to Balcones Drive
14 Cedar Here is a female ashe juniper... this plant won't make anyone sneeze. It's the male plants that create the pollen that everyone's allergic to. I wonder what sort of gin this would make...
15 Me An unflattering self-shot. Yes, I realize that I am a pudgy hippie.
16 Me And I have some white hairs. No big whoop.
17 Tiny holly I think this is a yaupon, or Texas holly.
18 Turkey buzzard I like turkey buzzards. They are very useful. They also flew very close to me, so I was able to get this shot.
