Well, I tried... and didn't succeed like I hoped.
On Monday November 17, 2025, I took off to find the fall colors in Texas in 2025. There is a state park named Lost Maples State Natural Area which is south and west of Kerrville. I was going to search the triangle from Kerrville over to Rocksprings and down to Uvalde. It turns out that if you look on Apple Maps, there are green areas and light green or yellow areas. Only the darker green areas have potential. The area around Uvalde for example is flat grassland. So, lesson one: narrow the area. I also need to stay somewhere closer to the park than Uvalde.
I got this brilliant idea sometime last week when my anxiety was gone. I mean... completely gone. I had ambition and curiosity and energy. I've not felt that way for five plus years.
But I was waiting on some filters for my drone plus it got cold plus the park's web site said that the colors were still a week or more off so I waited. However, by the time Saturday came, I was feeling ok to good but not like I was a few days earlier. Sunday was the same. I decided to book a motel for two nights Sunday night and left Monday even when I was feeling only 75% or so.
And... more importantly, I made a few mistakes Monday morning it seems. I need to really eat and I need to complete my morning rituals before taking off. As I have a horrible habit of doing, I didn't really eat once I got on the road. I kept thinking "five more minutes". I didn't start off feeling good plus I didn't pamper myself like I need to right now still with this anxiety so I got to feeling pretty bad by the time I got to the hotel. Lesson two: complete the morning rituals. Lesson three: take extra good care of myself when traveling.
I camped out at the hotel, got up the next morning, and drove back home. The weather driving home was less than good so I may not have missed much anyway.
In the process, I got these four images... Ok but not what I had hoped for at all. I had plans to fly my drone and capture some sunrises and sunsets and and and and... Oil well... Live (fail) and learn I suppose.
I hope you enjoy the images.
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