Some stuff that didn't make its own post...
We went to Dripping Springs where we checked out a local bakery and cafe called
Rolling in Thyme and Dough. The coffee shop is in a house that has been converted to the shop and bakery. In addition to hot beverages and baked treats, they offer breakfasts, lunches, a weekly dinner on Thursdays, and a Sunday brunch.
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| View from the road |
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| The front door on the side of the building |
We ordered a bunch of baked treats. The favorite was probably the lemon bar, but everything was delicious. The pecan turnover was an apple turnover with a very generous helping of pecans. The Cadillac cookie had nuts, caramel, chocolate chips, and oats.
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| Pecan turnover |
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| Cadillac cookie |
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| Lemon bar shot through a beauty filter |
We visited Bee Cave, another nearby suburb of Austin. The library was good but small and had its own version of a take-one-leave-one shelf just outside.
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| Would you like a book? |
Out front (and all over town, apparently) is a fun bee sculpture with a literature theme.
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| A reading bee is better than a spelling bee, right? |
Not far from Bee Cave is Lake Travis. The lake is a reservoir on the Colorado River. The lake is created by the Mansfield Dam. The dam is named after Joseph Jefferson Mansfield, a politician and civil servant who served in his community, his state, and his country.
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| Memorial plaque |
The dam is 278 feet high and provides hydroelectric power as well as control over flooding in the area.
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| The dam |
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| The bottom of the dam |
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| No crossing here |
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