I went on a photo walk to Jacob's Well in Wimberley, Texas last weekend. I've lived in Austin almost 20 years now and this was my first trip there. Hard for me to believe that. It was almost golden hour when I shot this and I only was able to get this one shot before a large group showed up making it precarious to try to take photos without getting knocked off this little walkway. Plus it didn't help matters when they started throwing rocks into the water ruining the flat mirrorlike surface. Wish I had a little more time to dial in my polarizer to get rid of some of the reflection that's preventing you from seeing a lot of the hole that is 'Jacob's Well'. Scuba divers regularly dive here exploring the underwater passages. I scuba dive, but I don't think I'd have the nerve to try and find my way around down there.
We went out to Doeskin Ranch last night to see if the Monarch butterflies were coming through yet after I thought I had seen a couple in our neighborhood last week. We didn't see any Monarchs and I almost thought sunset was a bust since most of the clouds had been low on the horizon. But as I was walking back to our van I saw this scene with the crescent moon chasing sunset and knew the photographic trip wasn't a complete bust. The Indiangrasses were as tall as I've ever seen them at the preserve and the horsemint and other flowers made for a nice hike through the Texas Hill Country on this early autumn evening.
When I see scenes like this I know why the German immigrants that moved to the Texas Hill Country found it so inviting. Views like this are why I love living close to this area of the country. It's not mountain majesty, but the hills have their own special beauty that can infect ones soul.
