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Exploring Nature: Hudsonian Godwit
Sun, 01/30/2022 - 5:00am
Birds never cease to amaze me.
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Birds never cease to amaze me.
Chocolate and peanuts make a natural pairing, as shown in this recipe for caramelized peanut milk chocolate bark. Photo from Metro Creative
Peanut and chocolate has always been a tasty combination. The saltiness of peanuts pairs well with the sweetness of chocolate, which is why many desserts feature this combination of flavors.
This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is making a meal of it on the colorful Augusta Lavender heliotrope flowers.
Left, Augusta Lavender heliotrope and Color Coded Orange You Awesome echinacea make a colorful combination. Right, Augusta Lavender is a new heliotrope making its debut in 2022. It reaches 24-inches tall with a 36-inch spread. Each floret has an orange-yellow center. Photos by Norman Winter
Augusta Lavender heliotrope can partner with your favorite lantana too. Here it is growing with Luscious Marmalade.
Six months ago, The Garden Guy prognosticated that Augusta Lavender heliotrope was going to one of the hottest plants for 2022. This was really based on my trials at my house outside of Columbus, Ga.
Typical Girls plays at The Porch’s recent New Year’s Eve event. Photo by Christopher Paul Cardoza
If you’ve ever dreamed of having a beer and Works Burger while listening to live local music, that dream is about to come true.
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The San Marcos Art League’s annual holiday fundraiser brought meals to the tables of Hays County residents in 2022. Every holiday season, the San Marcos Art League, or SMAL, uses sales from ornaments donated by local artists to contribute to the Hays County Food Bank. With totals from these ornament sales and a donated amount from the SMAL board of directors, the Art League was able to raise $1,000 for the Hays County Food Bank.
My journey this week takes me to the subject of neighbors. In the Gospel of Luke, a man asked our Lord, Jesus Christ, this question: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus replied, “What is written in the Law?” and “How do you read it?”
The wide-open spaces of west Texas lured a record 581,000 recreational visits to remote Big Bend in 2021. These numbers reflect a 25% increase since 2019 (464,000), the last year the park was completely open, and a 49% increase since 2016 (390,000). Once relatively unknown, the Big Bend area continues to see a significant increase in visitation, and the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in even more visitors seeking out the qualities of this special place.
Above, three pupusas from El Arco Pupusas Restaurant in San Marcos served with three salsas and curtido — pickled cabbage salad in apple vinegar. Daily Record photos by Nick Castillo
A new, welcomed flavor has arrived in San Marcos.
El Arco Pupusas Restaurant dishes out delicious and authentic Salvadoran and Honduran food.
M. Ray Perryman
As with every other aspect of life, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the decision process of high school graduates as they weigh work-or-school choices.
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