@sammshive.bsky.social
Retired to the Texas Hill Country, keeping bees, growing flowers and loving life. All photos are my own, taken by me and not altered.
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 162 Sunset from Mt Bonnell, Austin TX
January 31, 2026 at 7:28 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 162 Sunset from Mt Bonnell, Austin TX
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 161 Not today but one day not too long ago, early morning flight
January 30, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 161 Not today but one day not too long ago, early morning flight
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 160 A quick visual check of my bee hives after our recent cold snap, did not pop the top. The girls are doing good and busy cleaning house.
January 29, 2026 at 7:39 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 160 A quick visual check of my bee hives after our recent cold snap, did not pop the top. The girls are doing good and busy cleaning house.
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 159 Still cold, prickly pear
January 29, 2026 at 3:28 AM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 159 Still cold, prickly pear
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 158 It's been cold here in the Hill Country of Central Texas, this is the little creek just down from my house
January 27, 2026 at 9:48 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 158 It's been cold here in the Hill Country of Central Texas, this is the little creek just down from my house
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 157 Sunrise on another cold day in the Hill Country
January 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 157 Sunrise on another cold day in the Hill Country
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 156 So cold in Central Texas this morning, I'm not going out for a walk. This is my backyard
January 25, 2026 at 2:42 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 156 So cold in Central Texas this morning, I'm not going out for a walk. This is my backyard
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 155 This photo was taken exactly two years ago today. Baby bluebonnets after a rain
January 24, 2026 at 3:50 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 155 This photo was taken exactly two years ago today. Baby bluebonnets after a rain
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 154 On a small tree in a field behind my garden - lichens
January 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 154 On a small tree in a field behind my garden - lichens
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 153 Here's looking at you says the polyphemus moth
January 23, 2026 at 2:07 AM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 153 Here's looking at you says the polyphemus moth
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 152 Resurrection Fern
January 21, 2026 at 11:13 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 152 Resurrection Fern
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 151 Just finished a quilt for my latest great-grandchild, a boy. It's simple but I like it.
January 20, 2026 at 6:59 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 151 Just finished a quilt for my latest great-grandchild, a boy. It's simple but I like it.
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 150 My new fish tank is settling in, seen here are pearl gouramis, cherry barbs, glass cats, dojo loach, siamese algae eater, a very nice community tank
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 150 My new fish tank is settling in, seen here are pearl gouramis, cherry barbs, glass cats, dojo loach, siamese algae eater, a very nice community tank
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 149 Another day in the Big Bend of Texas
January 18, 2026 at 11:28 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 149 Another day in the Big Bend of Texas
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 148 I think this little guy missed the migration with his friends and family.
January 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 148 I think this little guy missed the migration with his friends and family.
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 147 A little Sulphur butterfly just hanging out
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 AM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 147 A little Sulphur butterfly just hanging out
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 146 Texas Bluebonnets are notoriously hard to germinate, I have four coming up in my garden this year!
January 15, 2026 at 7:28 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 146 Texas Bluebonnets are notoriously hard to germinate, I have four coming up in my garden this year!
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 145 The Big Bend again, barrel cactus
January 15, 2026 at 2:46 AM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 145 The Big Bend again, barrel cactus
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 144 Big Bend must be on my mind, maybe a road trip - here's another, Sotol
January 14, 2026 at 4:13 AM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 144 Big Bend must be on my mind, maybe a road trip - here's another, Sotol
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 143 Another from the Big Bend, this time in the Davis Mountains, a firecracker bush
January 13, 2026 at 12:19 AM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 143 Another from the Big Bend, this time in the Davis Mountains, a firecracker bush
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 142 I love the way the sun plays on these cacti in the Big Bend of Texas
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 142 I love the way the sun plays on these cacti in the Big Bend of Texas
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 141 And prickly pear cactus too! So beautiful when in bloom
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 141 And prickly pear cactus too! So beautiful when in bloom
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 140 This yellow-crowned night heron showed up on my back fence not long ago.
January 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 140 This yellow-crowned night heron showed up on my back fence not long ago.
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 139 Another picture taken in the Big Bend, this one along the River Road
January 9, 2026 at 12:34 AM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 139 Another picture taken in the Big Bend, this one along the River Road
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 138 One of my favorite pictures from a trip to the Big Bend of Texas
January 8, 2026 at 2:42 AM
My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 138 One of my favorite pictures from a trip to the Big Bend of Texas