AN IRRESISTIBLE CALL

It's been a really long time since anything has lured me away from my sunrise writing ritual, but yesterday's early morning mistiness sent out a call that was irresistible.  I headed out for a walk.

There were too many dead trees for my liking, and those two little rain storms we got this week hardly scratched the surface...

Hard to believe this time last year, this creek was a raging torrent,
as evidenced by that mossy stuff still clinging to the trees.

An Optimistic Grapevine on a Fence

Our creek, around the bend and above a dam.

but, even in its dry, parched state, the Hill Country can be unbelievably beautiful -- especially on a cool, misty morning.