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Luscious Royale Cosmo lantana combo with Rockin Blue Suede Shoes salvia and Soiree Kawai vinca outside a restaurant in Columbus, Ga.

This Zebra heliconian butterfly gets nectar for the blooms of the Luscious Royale Cosmos lantana.

This Ruby-throated hummingbird finds Luscious Royale Cosmo lantana to be the perfect dining spot. Photos by Norman Winter

Luscious Royal Cosmo: Indeed a Lantana with universal appeal

Sun, 09/26/2021 - 5:00am

Choosing to name a variety of lantana Cosmo may seem quite strange. While there are numerous definitions of the word Cosmo, it largely means a peaceful and harmonious system and/or universe. So, let’s apply that definition to the awardwinning Luscious Royale Cosmo lantana.

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Answers to Go

Sun, 09/26/2021 - 5:00am

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Danny Mosier as Milo Tindle. Photo by Simone Corprew

Wimberley Players present the mystery-thriller, ‘Sleuth’

Sun, 09/26/2021 - 5:00am

Anthony Shaffer’s first-class mystery thriller “Sleuth” opens on the Wimberley Players stage Sept. 30 and runs through Oct. 17.

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The Journey Continues: What Bible verse applies to your life?

Sun, 09/26/2021 - 5:00am

On my journey, I was given a life verse. This is the story.

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“Rodents of Unusual Size? I don’t think they exist.” Wesley, from the Princess Bride. Graphic from Metro Creative

Exploring Nature: The Big Rat

Sun, 09/26/2021 - 5:00am

The people who live on Isla Natividad, a wide stretch of sand off Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, are proud of the island’s many birds. There are auklets, cormorants, pelicans, ospreys and herons, just to name a few.

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Above, Durango's Mexican Restaurant's migas plate — scrambled eggs combined with corn chips, onions, tomatoes and jalapenos topped with cheese served with beans, potatoes and two homemade flour tortillas. Below, Durango's enchilda plate — two beef enchildas topped with chile con queso, rice and beans. Daily Record photos by Nick Castillo & Lance Winter

Foodie Friday: Durango's Mexican Restaurant

Thu, 09/23/2021 - 6:47pm

In a quest to expand our horizons beyond San Marcos, this week’s Foodie Friday took us to Wimberley where we sampled Durango’s Mexican Restaurant.

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The Journey Continues: Spiritual Choice

Sun, 09/19/2021 - 5:00am

My journey this week is about the role of spiritual choice in our lives. I found a news clipping saved years ago from The Baptist Standard. Dr. Foy Valentine, then executive director of the Christian Life Com mission of the Southern Baptist Convention, wrote: “We hear so much, it seems, about what religion is AGAINST. What we sometimes lose sight of is what religion should be FOR.” “Religion is a life-transforming relationship with the Lord God resulting in a life-expanding relationship of service to others following the example of Jesus, our Savior,” Valentine said. “For Christians,” he said, “pure religion is living in the conviction that:

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Old Settler’s Music Festival returns Oct. 21-24

Sun, 09/19/2021 - 5:00am

After canceling in 2020 and postponing April 2021’s reboot, Old Settler’s Music Festival planners will host their 34th annual gathering of roots-music artists and fans, now slated for Oct. 21-24.

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Answers to Go

Sun, 09/19/2021 - 5:00am

SAN MARCOS PUBLIC LIBRARY 625 E. HOPKINS ST. 512-393-8200

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Lance Jones of the San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance presents a commemorative photograph by Susan Hanson to recognize 10 years of monthly San Marcos Bird Walks.

A yellow-crowned night heron perches on a log near the headwaters of the San Marcos River.

Bird Walkers spotted a green heron from the Meadows Center Wetlands Boardwalk.

This happy little water snake relaxes in Spring Lake near the Meadows Center.

In addition to birds, Ramirez treats Bird Walk participants to a host of diverse wildlife found in the San Marcos area. Photos by Jason Cook

Bird to the Wise

Sun, 09/19/2021 - 5:00am

It was one of those perfect San Marcos Saturdays: cool and cloudless, with a light breeze stirring through the trees. At 7 a.m., a small crowd gathered in the Meadows Center parking lot — families with children, pairs and trios of college students, older couples and groups of friends. Some of them had field guides, some had binoculars; all were gathered to hear Texas State graduate Stephen Ramirez talk about birds.