Beautiful, beautiful Texas

We love sunrises from our balcony.

Now THIS is branding!

These brave workers are attaching the logo to the new JW Marriott Hotel in downtown Austin.

Treaty Oak is bushy and green

Years ago, some vandals threw poison at this famous tree. It has survived and looks great again.

Listening

During the Blanton Museum SoundSpace event people move around at will. On the staircase at one point these listeners seemed to be choreographing their movements while someone passed them on the stairs to take up a different position.

Growing up On Lady Bird Lake

I'm thinking this is a Black-crowned Night Heron juvenile. What do you think? Spotted on Lady Bird Lake, of course.

The old and the new

I caught this view of the new skyline looming over the old buildings on East Sixth the other day.

Movement

I was walking across the Great Lawn at Zilker Park and caught this shot with my iPhone the other day. A woman pushing her bike, a man walking with his little dog -- the scene was dreamlike when I looked at the photo. When I got home, I realized that this would be a nice choice for the Movement theme. Click here to see the many interpretations of this theme from around the world.

Vietnam Veterans

In the Vietnam War, 3417 Texans fought and never returned. There is a memorial on the Capitol Grounds that was dedicated this year to those who fought in that war.

There's A New View

When you live in a dense urban area, your view can change. This sunset reflection now includes the topped and almost completed Colorado Tower. Before it went up you could see the top of another building on Congress. (See here about a year and a half ago.)

Skyline at dusk

I took a walk along the boardwalk on Lady Bird Lake a few nights ago. Here is the view I saw. It's amazing how sweet a photo you can take with an iPhone now. That's our "house" on the left.

Life goes on

While the three students in the front were holding up photos of people who were shot in the 8/1/66 massacre on the University of Texas campus, a girl in the background was flashing "hook 'em" and having her photo shot on the steps of the main building.

Rolling and rocking

This young man was heading for the Keep Austin Weird Festival one recent Saturday afternoon.

Home sweet home

Here's a shot of our home that shows the construction offices for the Seaholm set up on our west side.

Lady Bird Lake Has a New Boardwalk

My friend Jackie shot this one when we walked over to the east to the ribbon cutting on June 7th. Our home, the 360, is on the far right. As you can see this new path around the lake extends for a long distance over the water.

Hats Off (and on) to the Derby

There was a Derby Fest in the street below us for the running of the Kentucky Derby. Lots of hats, but the gents sans hats seemed to be watching me take their picture.

Keeping the Peace

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the Capitol Grounds some kids climbed on a cannon while some of Austin's finest visited nearby.