Ranch at Brushy Creek - March 2015

RANCH AT BRUSHY CREEK

VOLUME 7 ISSUE 3

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MARCH 2015

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RANCH AT BRUSHY CREEK BOARD & MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION MANAGER

Celeste Starr Schulz.............. Celeste.Schulz@Goodwintx.com RANCH AT BRUSHY CREEK HOA BOARD

Stale Bjordal............................................................. President Aneka Lilya..................................................... Board Member Theresa Galella................................................ Board Member Angel Carter.................................................... Board Member RBM BOARD

Candace Lambert............................................ Board Member COMMITTEE CHAIRS:

Pool Committee Byron Stephens.......................byronstephens@earthlink.net Social Committee Candace Lambert............................ designertexan@aol.com .......................................... rbcsocialcommittee@gmail.com Neighborhood Watch Brian Banasik.......................................................................

COVER PHOTO

The Ragland family had an exciting trip to California starting with BandFest on Tuesday December 30th ending with the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena California on January 1st. The Round Rock Dragon Band marched down Main Street in Disneyland which was a thrill for all involved. The Rose Parade was one of the coldest in the last 50 years but the kids marched proudly down Colorado Avenue for the world to see. Congratulations to all the kids in the Dragon Band especially our friends and neighbors in the RBC.

Do you take great photos?

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ADVISORY BOARD

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2015 SOCIAL COMMITTEE EVENTS CALENDAR

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RBC GARAGE SALE ING R P S C THE RB SALE E GARAG E! IS HER We cannot believe it's Spring Time already and what better way to get into the spring cleaning mode with the Garage Sale coming up!

This time round, we decided to bring in the RBC Market Square - which basically means collect your sale items and head to the Ranch Trails Park. This is being done for those who may not have much to sell, and want to tag team with friends or just plain hang out together with neighbors and socialize. We also realize that many residents who live on the inner streets of the neighborhood always miss out on the buyer traffic. This is our way of helping them out!

For those, who still prefer to sell from their drive way or have large bulky items to sell, are welcome to do so!

THINGS TO REMEMBER: DATE: MARCH 28TH TIME: 7 AM TO NOON

Put your own sale signs and remember to take them off at end of day.

The Goodwill Truck will be standing in the Pool parking lot from 11 am to 1 pm for all your left over items.

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R@BC Fitness Corner

Do you have a picture of an event that you would like to run in this newsletter? Send it to us and we will publish it in the next issue. Email the picture to carloshojeda@gmail.com. Be sure to include the text that you would like to have as the caption. Pictures will appear in color online at www.PEELinc.com.

THE CORE OF THE MATTER

By Renee Geist!

We’ve all been trained to work our “abs” to look thinner and because everyone is supposed to do crunches! But the truth is our core is so critical to our entire body’s health, performance and level of pain and the abs are just a component of a larger, sophisticated piece made up of also the glutes, hips, sides and back muscles (think spinal stabilizers). And a strong core isn’t just so we can look good, but it’s instrumental to our balance, how we move, sit and more.

Pain in the back and other body parts could be a warning sign that key stabilizer muscles are imbalanced, inflexible or unconditioned to do their job well. In this modern society where many of us sit for prolonged periods for work, school or in flight, it is crucial that we’re aware of our core’s role in everything we do and that we work hard to maximize its strength now and as we age.

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The absolute best way to get a strong core is through full body, functional fitness that trains the core to work well in conjunction with the entire body. Crunches will give you abdominal endurance and some strength in the front region, but planks, Pilates, loaded squats, kettlebells and other exercises introducing instability and imbalance will get the job done much more efficiently and effectively as they work the entire core (and they are likely more fun, too!).

If you have questions about how to get on the right track, do some research and work with a trainer who will design a plan that is right for you.

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OVERPRICING YOUR HOUSE??

Carlos Ojeda, Resident, Specialist. (512) 496-5234

On my last article I talked about the need to not undersell your home.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU OVERPRICE YOUR HOUSE? When we list our houses for sale, we all want to get the most out of our investment. While we would like to “test the market” to see if someone bites at a price higher than the market dictates, this can bite you back.

In our neighborhood, well-priced homes sell in less than a month. There is still high demand for homes in The Ranch at Brushy Creek. If you overprice your house because you feel “it is worth more” you may end up staying on the market longer than you expected, and carrying the costs of your home for several months.

The worst part is when your house gets “flagged” because of the days on the market, now even if you lower your price, people is wondering, “why is that house not selling? There must be something wrong with it”.

Prices keep going up in our neighborhood. Talk to your agent, visit other homes for sale to compare your house with those on the market, but most of all, remember that although you have memories and years invested in your home, you must price it within the market, you will still do very well.

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RANCH AT BRUSHY CREEK A DESCENT OF WOODPECKERS

NATUREWATCH

by Jim and Lynne Weber

Known for creeping up tree trunks and drilling into wood to nest and find food, woodpeckers are arboreal birds having a vertical posture, rounded wings, a chisel-shaped bill, short legs with strong claws, and stiff tail feathers. These features enable them to climb, prey on insects, and feed on nuts and fruits.

A woodpecker uses its tail for support as it moves up a tree trunk.

Stiff, pointed tail feathers reinforced with longitudinal ridges also have small barbs that curve inward towards the tree, allowing the bird to use its tail as a brace. Its feet are ‘zygodactyl’, meaning two toes facing forward and two toes facing backward, which helps support it when clinging to vertical surfaces. While all woodpecker bills are chisel-shaped, differences in curvature are based on the hardness of the species of wood it excavates as well as the hammering force it uses. Tongues are also specialized in that they are barbed, sticky, and extremely long for the bird’s head, which reduces the amount of excavation required for foraging.

One of the most common and noticeable species of woodpecker in our area is the Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris), which has a black and white barred back, spotted sides, and a face marked with black lines. The males also sport an extensive reddish crown, while the female’s crown is black. While it can nest in several types of trees, it most often nests in tall cactus in the western part of the state, giving it the old name of ‘cactus woodpecker.’

Ladder-backed woodpeckers feed on beetle larvae from small trees, but will also eat prickly pear cactus fruits (tunas) and forage on the ground for insects. When gleaning for insects in trees, Ladder-backed Woodpecker (adult male) the larger male probes and pecks on trunks and larger limbs with his stouter bill, while the female more often concentrates on gleaning bark surfaces on higher branches and outer twigs.

The Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) also has a black and white barred back, but a creamy white to pale yellow breast, a golden orange nape, and a small red cap on the male. A bird found west of the Balcones Escarpment, in flight they show white wing patches, a white rump, and a black tail, often calling as the glide from tree to tree. They feed on insects, nuts (especially pecans), berries, acorns, and a wide variety of Golden-fronted Woodpecker other food items, and only sometimes (adult male) cache food in bark crevices.

East of the Balcones Escarpment, the Red-bellied Woodpecker (Merlanerpes carolinus) has a similarly patterned black and white barred back, barred central tail feathers, and a namesake small reddish patch or tinge on the belly that is often hard to spot. The males have a solid red crown and nape, while the females only have a red nape.

Common in open woodlands, suburban areas, and parks, these woodpeckers are often seen hitching along branches and tree trunks, sometimes wedging large nuts into bark crevices and whacking them into manageable pieces using their pointed beaks.

All woodpecker species use simple calls and drumming against tree trunks to communicate. While the drumming is not a sure-fire way to identify a particular species, it can help you locate Red-bellied Woodpecker (adult female) an individual bird, and maybe even a flock or descent of woodpeckers!

Send your nature-related questions to naturewatch@austin.rr.com and we’ll do our best to answer them.

Check out our blog at naturewatchaustin.blogspot.com if you enjoy reading these articles!

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Pet Place Reasons to “Scoop the Poop”

by Jennifer Magness, DVM

Dogs are a very popular pet and are found in many households.

There are 70 million pet dogs in the United States alone. Opening up your home to a dog also means accepting responsibility for that pet, including cleaning up their waste.

Most people have heard the term “scoop the poop” but some people may not have heard the reasons why this is so important.

Some people view dog feces (or what most people call dog poop) as a good fertilizer, but this is actually a myth. Dog diets mostly contain animal products such as chicken and turkey. Thus, a dog’s waste contains substances created by the breakdown of the animal products. It does not enrich the soil for plants such as grass. If not picked up, dog feces can enter waterways via storm drains after it rains. Nitrogen in the feces depletes the oxygen from the water, and the water is made harmful to fish and other aquatics. It is often listed as the third leading cause of water pollution. Dog feces are also considered an environmental pollutant as it contains harmful organisms.

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One gram of dog feces may contain as much as 23 million bacteria. Harmful bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli can be found in dog feces. Parasites such as Giardia, Cryptosporidium, roundworms, hookworms and whipworms may also be found. Many of the parasites (usually in a resistant egg form) linger in the environment for years, even if the rest of the dog feces breaks down over time. Both bacteria and parasites are health hazards for both humans and animals that come in contact with them.

Besides the “ick” factor of stepping in dog poop and the unpleasant odor of it, dog feces can serve to attract pests (such as flies) and rodents (such as rats). Being a responsible pet owner and scooping your dog’s poop is important for the community health of both humans and animals. It helps Improve local water quality.

Scooping your dog’s poop also promotes favorable views towards dogs by others in the community.

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Yoga is a broad philosophy containing many different paths to achieve the goal of physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing,said Dr. Bobby Kapur, assistant professor of medicine at BCM and associate chief for emergency medicine at the Harris County Hospital District's Ben Taub General Hospital.

In physical fitness, yoga is the practice of physical postures and breathing exercises that allow a person to strengthen the body and at the same time enter a meditative and relaxed state of awareness.

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Fit and Fun: Health Tips for You & Your Children

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Getting fit and staying fit can be a fun process. That’s true for individuals, and it’s especially true for families.

Fitness is an important topic, especially when your daily routine involves a lot of sitting, whether at work, at school, or at home in front of a computer or TV screen.

The habits that we learn as children are often the habits we carry into adulthood. As parents, we can help our children build healthy habits and find new, fun ways to motivate ourselves and our children to get active.

Below are some ideas for getting off the couch and having some fun while getting fit: • Take an active vacation: It’s tempting every day to think of your vacation as a time to sit and relax. But isn’t that what your body does everyday? Instead, you can plan a trip that includes hiking, biking, skiing, and other activities that the whole family can do together.

• Visit a local park: It doesn’t have to take a whole day, but you could spend a few hours playing at a park. Take a ball (football or soccer), a Frisbee, or a hacky sack, and play. You can invite some friends to join you, too. And remember: It’s not just about the kids moving around – it’s your time, too!

• Hold a block party: Call your neighbors, and block off the closest cul-de-sac for a get together that includes fun and active games. From freeze tag and relay races to hide-andseek and kickball, there are hundreds of activities to choose from that are fun for everyone.

• Go for a hike: Find a local area where you and your family can go and hike for a few miles. Spend time outdoors, and enjoy what nature has to offer while you all get fit!

For more ideas about fun activities, visit the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance’s Web site at: www.aahperd.com.

The Goal: Be instrumental in encouraging children to develop the good habit of moving through space, nurturing their physical power, and getting fit.

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