
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Predicting 2009

Labels:
car sales,
psychic reading,
South Austin,
South Lamar
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Destruction and Revelation

Labels:
Congress Avenue,
downtown,
murals
Monday, December 29, 2008
A New Art Work/Memorial

Labels:
apartments,
condos,
downtown,
Hike and Bike Trail,
public art,
Rainey Street
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Burger Joint

Saturday, December 27, 2008
Tee Shopping

Labels:
downtown,
movie theaters,
shopping,
Sixth Street
Friday, December 26, 2008
Lights on the River

Labels:
360,
downtown,
Lady Bird Lake,
lights
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Hope Your Day is Bright

Labels:
Christmas,
pictures of us
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
The Final Mother Ginger of the Season

Labels:
Ballet Austin,
iconic Austinites
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Not Your Italian Pizza

Labels:
downtown,
farmer's market,
food
Monday, December 22, 2008
Some Festive Lights
Labels:
Christmas,
lights,
South Austin
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Mother Ginger Ready for Her Entrance

Labels:
Ballet Austin,
iconic Austinites
Saturday, December 20, 2008
No, No with Qualifications, No

Friday, December 19, 2008
Urban Plateau

Labels:
bars,
downtown,
Fourth Street
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Christmas Decor

Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Stairway to the Sky

Labels:
Congress Avenue,
downtown,
skyline
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
More Texas Decor

Labels:
Christmas,
Sixth Street
Monday, December 15, 2008
Deco Balconies

Labels:
condos,
downtown,
East Fifth
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Shiny New Train

The train was beautiful, inside and out, and surely made me want to ride it except it doesn't go near anywhere I want to go. I'll still have to get in the car to tend to my elderly parents and play tennis. But maybe I'll ride it to Leander just to see what it's like and what my tax money has been spent on. Of course, the claim is that once you arrive at a train station you can take a bus to other areas. Of course, buses fan out from downtown to all sorts of locations so taking a train then a bus for us downtowners isn't very practical. But if you live in Leander you can drive (of course) to a train station and be downtown at the convention center in a short time. You won't need to take a bus from there to walk to lots of things, but the buses will be lined up to whisk you to your final destination conveniently. Or so they'd have you believe. The route of the train, by the way, was determined by existing freight tracks.
Labels:
pubic transportation,
trains
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Irish Bar

Labels:
bars,
downtown,
Sixth Street
Friday, December 12, 2008
Incidental Decoration

Labels:
downtown,
murals,
Sixth Street
Thursday, December 11, 2008
The Wild, Wild Downtown
This picture shows a good growth of cacti with some downtown construction in the near distance. The thing is: this is growing on the roof of Whole Foods Market. I hadn't been on that roof until the other day when I went up there to get a picture of the ice skaters.
Labels:
downtown,
flora,
North Lamar
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Mexican Food Decor
The El Mercado on South First is a good place to eat and it takes Tex-Mex decor to giddy heights including this mosaic guitar player. The food is very good at this stop, too.
Labels:
Mexican food,
restaurants,
South Austin,
South First
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
There it Is

Monday, December 8, 2008
Dancing for the Kids

With such a solemn mission they sure throw a wonderfully fun event to raise the money to support it. They get outstanding community leaders to volunteer to participate in a dance contest. Above you see our friend, Larry Connelly, philanthropist, PhD Educator and former elementary school principal, and his professional dance partner cutting a rug to the Pink Panther theme. It was great. All the participants were fun. Including Art Acevedo, Chief of Police. He was such a good sport! As was everyone involved. After the cocktails, auction, dance contest and dinner the audience was ready to rock out, too, and the dance floor filled with people showing their own moves. (A highlight of this was seeing former Ballet Austin dance Jim Stein doing a quick step.)
The event was at the Hilton. And, yes, we walked back and forth and I think people who used the valet were jealous.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
A Texas Christmas

Labels:
Christmas,
Sixth Street
Saturday, December 6, 2008
If You Must Shop

Labels:
hats,
shopping,
SoCo,
South Austin,
south congress
Friday, December 5, 2008
Warehouse District...Above the Fray

Labels:
bars,
downtown,
restaurants,
Warehouse District
Thursday, December 4, 2008
House in the Trees

Labels:
back yard,
private homes
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
The Man in Black?

Tuesday, December 2, 2008
It's Cold Outside!

Monday, December 1, 2008
Circle and Sphere

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
Labels:
North Austin,
shapes,
shopping
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