Hope your martin houses are up. We put ours up 4 days ago and withing 30 minutes the purple martins were claiming their apartments. Only problem is that the sparrows were also. It’s a constant battle trying to keep the…
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Happy New Year
Make it a good one.
Happy Thanksgiving
May you and your loved ones have a joyful and peaceful holiday. Click to Enlarge Image Thanksgiving Etiquette Table Setting Guide
Rain!
At last, we’ve received some respite in the form of rain. Looks like We had 3.8″ on Thursday and 1.8″ on Sunday. Furthermore, the temperature has moderated and the burn ban is lifted. There’s a good site located at: http://hydromet.lcra.org/full.aspx…
Meteor Shower this weekend August 10-11, 2012
The following is from Meteor Showers Online. Where to look? The whole sky, actually. The shooting stars will seem to come from the constellation Perseus, in the northeastern sky. But they may appear anywhere as quick streaks. When to watch?…
Alamo Springs Landowners Newsletter 2
From Rolf Smith, June 28, 2012: This is a brief update on crime, burglaries and thefts at Alamo Springs. If you know of any other break-ins, burglaries, or thefts that have occurred at Alamo Springs since August 2011, or can…
Book Signing Event: The Wineslinger Chronicles by Russ Kane
Book Signings: Saturday, April 7th at Wildlseed Farms 11:00 to 3:00 http://www.wildseedfarms.com/ You can purchase autographed copies online at: wineslinger.net Many people don’t realize that Texas is the site of North America’s first vineyard, established by Franciscan priests around…
Neighborhood Watch Newsletter from Rolf
Hello everyone! I thought it worthwhile to let everyone know about some work that has been going on. Robert Gomez, one of our neighbors, is a pump installer/maintainer with Lonestar Pump in Fredericksburg and has responded to several Friday and…
A letter from the Chief
This letter is to catch everyone up on what’s been going on with the Alamo Springs Volunteer Fire Department. A lot has happened in the last year and we want to give you some highlights. First and foremost The burn…
Hummingbird Migration
Our hummingbirds are making they way up north from their winter stay in Mexico. Mix up a batch of nector and kick back and enjoy their antics. Nector Recipe: 1 part sugar (do NOT use honey) 4 parts water…