Tag: Hill Country

Beautiful Nueces River.
Monarch butterfly.
One of the cabins.
Glamour shot of my dad.
Jared, my dad, and Hunter prepare to ride out.
An bird’s eye of Money Mountain Ranch and surrounding properties.
My trusty boots.
A misty morning.
Our state squirrel.
Hunter proves that camo can be pretty darn effective.
Butterfly convention’s in town.
Stairs down to the river.
Jared bags a beautiful axis buck. (Picture courtesy of Tiffany!)
The moon says “howdy.”
Serenity looks like this.

Texas: Home, Home on the Range

Published on by Lauren M. Peltier2 Comments

I’ve already admitted that I’m a spoiled creature. But my husband took it to a whole ‘nother level when he flew me home to spend my birthday weekend with my family at our ranch in the Texas Hill Country. It was a last minute decision and I was up until 1 AM packing… but it was perhaps my favorite birthday present of all time! (And particularly generous, since the husband was sadly unable to join due to work.)

It’s hard–nay, impossible!–to capture the Texas Hill Country’s rugged beauty in late October. It’s untamed and sunshine-y and serene, unspoiled by internet access or cell service. Some moments were almost ridiculously Arcadian–my stroll through wildflower fields rife with butterflies (the monarchs are migrating right now), or when my brother Hunter and I accidentally spooked two fawns, sending them leaping lightly from a thicket. But they say a picture’s worth a thousand words, so in defiance of my writer’s heart, I’ll let my snapshots speak for themselves. Continue reading “Texas: Home, Home on the Range” →