Old Oaks Ranch

Does it look like this alpaca is laughing? He is! (or is she a "she"?) The smile is because ...
my, oh my, much to my surprise, I have no photos of the luscious yarns inside the Old Oaks Ranch in Wimberley. I do have these ....


Looking past the resting alpacas, you can see the building housing the Fiber Arts Center at Old Oaks Ranch. This building holds the wonderful fibers, the looms, and the huge variety of accessories for fiber art of all kinds which I raved about in yesterday's post. You will just have to take my word for it.

Now for some of the sculptures .... eye candy of a very different sort ...

First, the Jack Rabbit, a common critter of the Texas countryside. This one tickled my fancy and was the reason I got out my camera ... once you take one photo, it is easy to take more ....
Is this a buzzard or a wild turkey? The draught in this part of Texas has the wild turkeys seeking water and food from the country homes. Every time I visit my friends here, I am greeted by at least one or three or more turkeys as I pull into their drive!
We were fortunate to meet Joseph Waldschmidt of Waterscape Design, who is building a new water feature here. It's not much to see now, but will feature a koi pond with a natural stone structure over it. Anticipated finish date: next month! I look forward to seeing this on my next visit.
This hermit crab will have a new home, after the waterscape is complete.


Don't you wonder what she is pondering? Or is she simply enjoying a quiet moment on a lazy summer's day?

There are abstract sculptures too -- and many that are kinetic, moving in the wind. I love this dusty cactus next to the abstract art form.

OK, the dust is from a truck that just rumbled by -- but I love the look it adds.

These three bears are my absolute favorite. They look as if they are sharing a great joke. The water cooler is a funny touch (it belongs to Joseph and his crew building the waterscape, not this bear trio).

I couldn't resist sharing my friend Emily -- wonder what joke she and the bear are giggling over? Emily will be taking classes here at Old Oaks Ranch. Isn't she lucky?

Here is the front door to 'Cella's Fabric Shoppe, the quilt shop for the Wimberley area residents. We could see some neat fabrics visible through the windows, but the lights were off and the door was locked ....
Looking at each of the signs on the door, I spied the "Everything on sale 35% off" (yea! my lucky day!) when Emily read aloud ...

"Need a short vacation.... I'll be CLOSED Friday and Saturday ... ". So we left without ever stepping inside .... I guess I was hungry for lunch anyway.
'Cella, I will be back to meet you some day ....

My wander in Wimberley

Have you ever wandered through a small town to discover a great little shop full of eye candy? Such was my delight today, thanks to my good friend, Susan Agee. On our way to the quilt shop in Wimberley, we popped into the Old Oaks Ranch -- a small fiber art mecca just outside of town. I do not exaggerate. This small yarn shop and fiber art studio is filled to the brim with luscious yarns (some spun from their own alpacas), as well as supplies for the entire gamut of fiber art explorations.

Beyond the yarn, the looms and all the fiber art supplies, the Old Oaks Ranch also has alpacas and a wonderful Sculpture Garden, with a new water feature currently under construction. Unfortunately you must wait for photos until I find my gizmo to download the few shots I took. ..... more to come .... promise.

Oh, about the quilt shop, 'Cella's Fabric Shoppe ... it was closed today (rats!). I guess even quilt shop owners deserve a little vacation now and then. Not to worry, I will be back in Wimberley one day and promise to visit Cella's then.