On this, the first day of summer vacation, we went to Blanco, a little town along the Blanco River, where they hold the Blanco Lavender Fest every year. As usual, it was hot, but nice. A real taste of Hill Country. You can click on a photo to make it bigger.
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- The Blanco River
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- The local lavender crops decimated by last year’s drought.
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- Dead lavender bushes on piles alongside the fields.
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- The booths are set up on the grass around Town Hall.
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- Country crafts galore.
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- The ladies of the American Legion.
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- Locally made lavender jellies and sauces.
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- Lavender wine icee! Goes right to your heard.
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- More lavender products and country cute.
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- Having fun.
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- The park across the street is a great place for a break from the sun.
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- Live music is a must around here.
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- Am I seeing this?
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- Yes, you are!
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- In need of a little paint.
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- Rainfall chart in a restaurant.
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- That’s all she took.
Resident Alien -- Being Dutch in America 
The only time I went to (near?) Blanco was to see some dinosaur tracks in the bed of the Blanco River. They’re sauropod tracks so the back feet left footprints the size of washtubs in the limestone. The river was low enough to see them the day I went, but it was raining and the tracks filled up (and I got drenched) pretty quickly. It was worth it. I never knew about the lavendar festival. Looks like fun.
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Yeah, it’s fun. Mostly it’s an opportunity to remember that most people around here are unweird non-Austinites.It’s a lot of country cute and some really good lavender jelly.
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