Happy Earth Day! White Rock Lake is home to flora and fauna that boost the happy.

A pair of coots
The coot’s white bill and dark feathers and its bobbing motions make it Chaplinesque.
The Filter Building sits on the southwest bank of White Rock Lake.

The Filter Building once housed a system to purify lake water for city consumption. In the 1950s, the city began to rely on its other lakes for water, so the Filter Building stopped serving its original function. Today you can rent it for private and corporate events.
Glad they left the name and the very cool sign untouched.

Mauve magic of Texas mountain laurel

Coot stalking
The white structure is a boat garage.

The water looks fine. Let’s go.
I took these pictures one misty morning last month. Here’s a sunny day post on White Rock Lake from four years ago.