Your Guide To Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, and ALL of the Highland Lakes.
A month later and most are coming up for air after the "snowpocalypse." We would like to thank first responders, plumbers, and contractors — overwhelmed while literally thousands were calling for your help. Thank you! We could not have come through Read more…
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The name Texas paintbrush might be the most poetic aspect of this semi-parasitic weed that limits pollinators by hiding its flowers. No, the red (and sometimes orange or yellow) you see are not petals; they are bracts, a cup-like, specialized Read more…
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Spring in the Highland Lakes means two things: wildflowers and snakes. While enjoying the flowers, watch out for the snakes. Also, make sure the information you have on snakes is true. Myths abound about snakes, both venomous and not. Here’s Read more…
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No single trait can be used to identify venomous from non-venomous snakes. The best defense against deadly snakes is being able to identify all that are common to your area. Educate yourself on snakes found in your area, something I Read more…
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On the shores of Lake Buchanan, just northwest of Burnet, lies Spider Mountain Bike Park. A repurposed ski lift carries mountain bikers and hikers over 350 feet to the summit, where they can descend the intricate trail systems carved into Read more…
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You don’t need a sensitive sniffer to know love is in the air when it comes to spring in the Highland Lakes. From February through April, skunks roam the night in search of mates — an activity that often leads Read more…
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Many birds can be extremely helpful when it comes to controlling unwanted guests, aka damaging insects, in our gardens. Bluebirds, cardinals, chickadees, house finches, hummingbirds, purple martins, nuthatches, oriole, tanagers, titmice, woodpeckers, and wrens are several of these beneficial avian Read more…
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When the Hill Country Flyer rumbles into Burnet on Saturdays, passengers will find the cagey outlaw Cactus Jack waiting for them. Fortunately, Sheriff “Tex” Copsetta is also nearby to round up that rascal before things get out of hand. The Read more…
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Twenty charities and nonprofits that deal with education, blindness, cancer, hunger, and loneliness benefit from the work of one organization: The Lions Club of Kingsland. For its efforts, the Lions Club was once again voted a Locals Love Us favorite Read more…
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R.V. Turney said it was “overwhelming” to learn that The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners chose him as a 2021 Locals Love Us favorite volunteer. Turney volunteers with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10376 Read more…
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