Still going back in time, but now we're at the end of February. All the beautiful early spring bloomers are out.
For this walk, we drove to our start point of Mission Concepcion. After wandering around the mission grounds, we walked on surface streets to Concepcion Park where our route took us onto the Mission Reach of the River Walk. From there we followed the San Antonio River as it meandered north to the Blue Star Arts Complex.
Late February into early March is the prettiest time in San Antonio, in my opinion. The weather is perfect, flowers are blooming, and birds are starting to migrate through.
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| Mountain laurel in full bloom - very fragrant |
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| Mountain laurel blooms close up |
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| Trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) |
Today is an out-and-back walk. Our turn-around is Blue Star Arts Complex which is an old industrial complex re-purposed into small art galleries, restaurants, a bicycle repair shop, and other enterprises. We love to eat lunch at Stella Public House, an upscale, artisanal pizza restaurant. We order individual pizzas with a small side salad. They're usually opening their doors just as we arrive.
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| Wallpaper at Stella Public House |
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| Stella Public House |
On the way back, we spot a number of birds.
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| Little blue heron |
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| Pied-billed grebe |
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| Pied-billed grebe |
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| Ring-necked duck |
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| Ringed-neck duck |
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| Red bud tree |
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| Concepcion Park |
And so we wound our way back to the car, through Concepcion Park, and called it a day. Nothing like a perfect spring day in South Texas.
Travel Bug out.
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