The park in Lakeway is celebrating the Twenty-Fifth anniversary. Since the Producer and I have never visited in our three weeks here, we thought it a good idea. We were surprised by the size and services offered. As a side note, the city council bearly passed the approval for the park when it was first proposed. Now it is a city treasure. I hope you like the tour.
A sign letting you know that this is it.
Unique cactus at the entrance.
A surprise was a full-sized ball diamond named Ranger Field after the excavating company who made it possible. (Not named after the Texas Rangers)
A view of the outfield from the umpire position.
A shot of the bleachers and dugout down the first base line.
A huge playground. I noticed that this part is for 2 to 5-year-olds. Given the directions of not wearing a helmet, I think the children learn to read very early here.
A pavilion for parties including a dance floor.
A Texas-shaped stone honoring those who made the park possible.
A sigh with rules.
A shuffleboard needing some TLC.
A cactus garden
The cactus garden dedication.
A dog park with an agility course.
Rules of the dog park.
A kayak launch site on Lake Travis in Lakeway Park.
A place to borrow a life jacket if you left yours at home.
Sand Volleyball courts.
A view of the lake. The construction is a new park bench. (Not in view)
This is very unusual. It is a butterfly garden with all manner of flowering plants to attract butterflies. You can see some Texas Bluebonnets in the background.
I hope you enjoyed the walk around the park
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How wonderful to walk with you and the producer this morning, John. I love that folks can borrow life jackets, and the Bark Park rules are pretty cool. Enjoy the day and your new life! 🙂
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Thank you, Gwen. Enjoy the day as well.
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This is a lovely park, John. I agree there are a lot of services. Good pictures. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thank you, Suzanne.
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It is huge! What a treasure. Did the dogs enjoy it?
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They didn’t go this time. We wanted to see what was there first. They’ll go next time.
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It looks like a nice park, John. Will you bring the girls to the Bark Park? Happy Sunday!
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We don’t do dog parks. Twiggy is much too exciteable. She does not play well with others. Poor Lucy gets into it trying to protect her. Better we walk them. 😀
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Thanks for the tour, John. Great to see the butterfly garden. We have similar in the UK for Bees. Our garden centres also sell lots of ‘bee loving’ plants.
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Here the plants that butterflies like are deer favorites too. Guess who wins?
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Boy that’s quite a park! I love the butterfly area:)
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I was surprised to see that, Denise. Thanks
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Looks great, John. But I want to see you on the volleyball court!! The you think the girls will like the Bark Park?
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We have a problem with Bark Parks. Lucy is not a fighter but Twiggy can instigate any manner of rumble. Lucy jumps in to protect her and we are off to the races. Best to stay out of there.
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That’s a really pretty park, John, with lots to like. I love how those extensive list of rules always end with “Enjoy” – I wonder if Linda G. Hill writes them. I also wonder how big the “cut the shape of Texas from stone” industry is. I think I’ve seen signs like that in every place I’ve visited in Texas. I really like to borrow a life jacket rack.
Thanks for the pics. I hope you guys are enjoying the weekend.
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Thank you, Dan. We had the cable guy show up to fix the line that the bulldozer guys cut so all is good. (The cable pedistal is in my yard and serves the two houses behind us. We don’t have cable so our service was not cut off) How to win over the neighbors
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Ha ha – welcome to the neighborhood.
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Boss,
I love running in parks like this. There’s always something new to be found, every time you go out there.
Another wonderful Sunday walk.
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Thank you, Marc. We did not expect so many things to be there.
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It might become a go to is what you’re saying.
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Yup
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Thanks John. ♥️👍
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Thank you, Lynne.
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A lovely looking park, John. I have never heard of a Bark Park before. Ours just use the “people” park [smile].
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We have a number of dog parks in Texas. They are designed to allow the dogs to run free. In people parks the dogs have to be leashed.
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Very cool cactus garden. Obviously, we don’t have those here.
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There might be some inside somewhere.
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I think you’ll find enough butterfly gardens in Austin to keep you busy. They’re quite the coming thing, and a good move. I’ve never seen a place that offers lifejackets on loan. That’s a very good idea, indeed. I laughed at the rule forbidding water access to the park. We used to have some contractors without insurance who would dingy into various marinas and yacht clubs to avoid guards at the gates. It was creative, but their practice never lasted long.
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Ha haha. Thanks for adding that bit of color, Linda.
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Thanks for taking me along there with you, John! As to those life-vests: I was amazed, totally amazed, when I saw life-vests for the public, just hanging there like this, along the North Platte River in Casper/WY [https://wp.me/p4uPk8-19Q]. I keep thinking that they would not long be there in Germany: too much vandalism. 😦
Have a wonderful Sunday,
Pit
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Yeah, there is a code of honor around these places. It is like those penny jars in a restaurant or free food kiosks.
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Well, honour is an endangered virtue, isn’t it?
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It is too bad
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But we can do our part not to let that concept die, and I firmly believe there are many people who think like us.
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I think so too. Thanks, Pit.
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🙂
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A lovely park, John. Big, too! Is there a playground for children over 5? Those 8 year olds need a place to play. Looking forward to Lucy and Twiggy’s adventures at the Bark Park. 🙂
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Yes there are a number of playspots. I accidentily took a picture of one of the areas and there was a child in the photo. I had to deep six it since I couldn’t edit her out.
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That’s good news on the playground areas. Actually, yours is the first I know of to have separate areas based on age. That’s wonderful, and much better for the children. Deep six? That sounds like such a cool term from a photo guru. 🙂
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Ha ha ha. Deep six. A nod to the debth of a grave. (Thriller writer in me) 😄
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😀
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A huge place, dear John! Thanks for the tour!
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Thank you, Maria.
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Pretty park!
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Thank you, Becky. 😊
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What a fun outing! I love the Bark Park, the cactus garden, and the butterfly garden. Lots of interesting things to see after one relocates, huh, John? Thanks for taking me along!
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Yes there is a lot. Thanks for going along, Debbie. 😀
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Thank you for showing us your new surroundings! It was a great walk. Almost as good as one on the beach. 🙂
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Thank you, Jan.
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Looks like you’ve moved from one paradise to anther, John.
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Pretty good description. Thanks, Hook.
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It’s a lovely park! It’s neat that there’s still some water near you. Wondering what Lucy and Twiggy think about the Bark Park. 😃
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We plan to take them. This was an investigative excursion without them. I’m sure they will love it. Thanks, Deborah. 😊
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That park must be huge! What a wonderful resource to have. Maybe the girls can make new friends at the dog park.
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Thank you, Teri. Twiggy isn’t much for other dogs.
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Looks like a great park.
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It certainly is.
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Looks like a beautiful park with a little to do for everyone.
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Yes it is, Rhonda. We were quite surprised.
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Thank you, Traci
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You’re welcome, John!
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What a lovely park, John. It seems to have something for everyone.
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Thank you, Michelle. We were quite surprised that it does have something for everyone.
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Thank you for the link, Traci.
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