Kenneth E. Harker
2004 Laurel Oaks Neighborhood in Winter

An inch and a quarter of snow fell in Austin on the morning of February 14, 2004. This is sufficiently unusual event in central Texas that it merited a two mile long walk around the Laurel Oaks neighborhood. We walked a loop formed by Fireoak Drive and Oak View Drive, with a shortcut through Oakview Park and up Carlwood Drive.

These photos are copyright © 2001-2004 Kenneth E. Harker. All rights reserved.

	Looking west on Fireoak Drive at the intersection with Ironwood Circle. The roads were wet and slushy, but not icy.
	Looking east down Fireoak Drive.
	A great big Live Oak tree on Fireoak Drive.
	Kids have been out already making tracks in the snow.
	A yucca plant on Fireoak Drive.
	Looking southwest down Oak View Drive, near the eastern intersection with Fireoak Drive. The big tree on the right is a Magnolia tree.
	A snow angel in someone's front yard on Oak View Drive.
	A very pretty bush with little red blooms peeking out from underneath the snow.
	The trees on Oak View Drive, just south of the intersection with Vallecito Drive.
	Laurel Oaks Creek, previously known as Bull Creek Tributary No. 2.
	A nice oak tree on the hill up from the creek.
	Looking northeast down Oak View Drive from in front of North Oaks Elementary School.
	A beautiful, snowy front yard on Oak View Drive.
	A bush with red berries on it in Oakview Park.
	Jen, on one of the walking trails in the park.
	Some of the oak trees in the park.
	More oak trees in the park.
	A love how the oak trees have such wild branching.
	Some prickly pear cactus along the walking trail in the park.
	The sun was out all morning, which really made the snow in the trees look fantastic!
	Jen, on the walking trail in Oakview Park.
	This large oak tree was just covered in snow.
	Another impressive tree near the western corner of the park.
	The southwest side of Oakview Park.
	Another clump of prickly pear cactus.
	The walking path along the northwestern boundary of the park was underneath the trees, and largely free of snow.
	A footpath into the center of the park.
	It's a winter wonderland!
	Walking west on Carlwood Drive, it was obvious that the melting had begun.
	A Crepe Myrtle bush on Carlwood Drive.
	A tree at the corner of Deadoak Lane and Fireoak Drive.
	A tree with berries on it on Fireoak Drive.
	One of our neighbors on Fireoak Drive, making a snowman. It wasn't the biggest snowman on the street, but I thought it was the best.