Oak is OK

 We had a serious ice storm here recently and Linda was worried that this mighty tree down the street night have suffered some damage. It came through just fine. Here you see me standing by it for scale. 

Knotty Live Oak

 

This old tree has some interesting bark growth. It's a live oak, I believe.

Pollen Count High

Our area has tons of Live Oak trees. They drop these pollen bundles that turn into yellow dust this time of year. (Just after they push out their slick dead leaves, replaced immediately with green ones.) There is always a danger when you leave your car parked for a while. In this case, there was a deluge of pollen for this car in Old West Austin.