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Yes, there is a lake in Pflugerville... It's quite large. While driving around I noticed this lake also had a walking trail around it...

I think I might just try this walking trail soon...

I first moved to Pflugerville in 1995 with my wife when we bought our first home. We bought our second home here in 2002. When we first came to this area, our swimming possibilities were limited to the small neighborhood pool, which was really little more than a glorified bathtub, if memory serves.

After moving to the Blackhawk subdivision, we were pleased to have access to a much nicer pool which is two short blocks from our house. Later, a large clubhouse was built, which includes a splash pool, lap pool, and kiddie pool, along with a workout room. Last year, my wife wrote a post about taking the kids to the Rock'n' River water park in Round Rock:

A "Guest Post" from My Wife Pam - Read about her visit with our kids to the Rockin' River Family Aquatic Center

In a move that will dramatically expand our water-related entertainment choices, developers are planning a full-scale $16 million water park about five minutes from our house, at the southwest corner of 130 and Pecan Street. It will be called Blu Bambu, named after the world's fastest growing plant.

The plan calls for a 14-acre park, which will be much larger than Volente Beach (a popular local destination). It will have the following:

• Large wave pool
• Stage fo after-hours and off-season concerts
• Action River (not sure what that entails, but it sounds fun)
• Lazy River
• 8-10 Large water slides
• Activity areas for younger children
• Sand volleyball courts
• Group & birthday pavillions
• Concession stands
• Hot Tub & swimup bar
• "Wet walks" with sprays and fountains to prevent hot pavement

Blu Bambu could open as early as next summer (2010). As the title of this post indicates, they are hoping to attract over 300,000 visitors in the first year of operation. The approximate one-day ticket prices will be $22 for adults and $18 for kids. They plan to offer season passes, although the price has not yet been set for those.

As a longtime resident of Pflugerville, I am hopeful that this park will attract other businesses, and it should further reduce our property taxes, both of which make me happy.

Thanks for reading!

Image courtesy of Community Impact newspaper site.

Last year, we were having a garage sale, and one of the potential buyers asked me if our neighbors had a lawn guy, since their yard was (frankly) not looking that great, because there are absentee tenants. I told him the situation, then asked if he was in the business himself, because I was looking for someone to help with some basic landscaping stuff at my house.

I am thankful that I asked, and I made a new friend in the process.

Darrell Williams is our yard care specialist, and I would highly recommend calling him if you live in the Pflugerville / Round Rock / Hutto area. He works doing landscaping for the school district during the day, and he provides very reasonable lawn mowing (and edging, trimming, etc.) on the side.

When we originally met, Darrell helped me a great deal by trimming all of our trees and bushes, along with mulching five different flowerbeds, all for around $200! This price even included the materials! He now handles our weekly mowing.

The very first time he was working here at our house, I was surprised to return home and see that he cleaned up some of the neighbor's yard along the sidewalk. "I didn't think you would want to see that every day", he said plainly. He was right!

Darrell is a man of his word. He has never missed an appointment with us yet. If he says he will show up to handle something, he will be there. He's a very hard worker, and I have seen him work until it was almost dark (which happens around 9pm these days). His slogan is appropriate, "Leave the sweating to ME, save your time and energy!"

I've never had to pay him upfront for his work, and he will allow me to pay once a month if needed, or I can pay as we go. He accepts cash and checks. Darrell services Travis, Williamson, and Bell counties.

Darrell can be reached via cell at 512-773-8686. Call him today - you'll be glad you did!