Bee Cave is awesome- life is peaceful there, lots of open air, sun in winter time. No wonder Criterion Property Co. has chosen to build its new 293-unit luxury apartment complex there. Dubbed the "Windsor," it will doubtless be a lovely place for tea and crumpets.

This sprawling slice of limestone encrusted heaven** will be conveniently located close to both the Hill Country Galleria and the Shops at the Galleria. We haven't actually "been there," but a lot of wonderful nationwide chain big box stores are already open or coming soon - Lowes, Pier One, World Market, Office Max, Petsmart, Best Buy, Marble Slab and SportsClips, to name a few. The developer was concerned about releasing the identities of the stores in advance out of fear that letter writing campaigns would dissuade the potential tenants, but they have conquered that phobia.

Are you wondering how we learned to stop worrying and love development in the once beautiful, formerly tree-covered rolling hills west of Austin? Well, like Ken Kesey said about Vietnam, protesting isn't going to make it stop. "Holding rallies and having marches ... you're playing their game ... there's only one thing to do ... and that's everybody just look at and turn your back and say '____ it.'"

*Image (c) Stefan Wray via Save Our Springs Alliance*

** We haven't confirmed that this particular project will be limestone encrusted, but there appears to be a city ordinance or something out that way that every new building must be covered in a limestone shell.