Austin, Texas Daily Photo

We told these youngsters that riding scooters on the Capitol grounds was illegal. It took the state troopers they were riding towards to ...

This is a pretty good rendition of our Texas Capitol Building...in Lego Blocks. It will reside in the Capitol Visitor's Center for a f...

This tree is on the grounds of the State Capitol Building. I happened to notice the odd arrangement of knots the other day.

Flowers bloom and cacti sprout in front of the Yeti Store on Congress Avenue. That's FFP with the shopping bag and the Frost Bank Towe...

These observers from the ACLU were on hand at the Women's March to make certain all civil rights were observed.

Along with this couple, we were enjoying the nice weather and wandering through the State Capitol grounds on a recent Sunday.

I love this eight hydrant 1928-era water fountain on the Capitol grounds. 

This colossal tree is on our State Capitol grounds.

I took a walk to the Capitol Grounds the other day. An insistent drum beat was ringing out in the annex area in back (which is underground...

This marker is on the fence around the State Capitol. 10 Dec 1885!

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

These kids were having fun running up the hill at the State Capitol the other day.

These ladies were carrying signs at the MLK Birthday rally.  I like the sentiment. To wit: "We may have all come on different ships, ...

You don't have to look far for irony in real life.  See that statue of a soldier on a horse overlooking the crowd?  That's a Confe...

We went for a walk around the Capitol grounds the other day.  Sometimes we forget what a magnificent building the seat of our government i...

Linda and I walked past the Peace Officers Memorial on the Capitol grounds recently.  Two names on this panel leaped out at me.  Billy Pau...

The Capitol grounds are apparently a popular site for Quinceañera photos.

This Redbud tree is in full bloom. It's one of our early harbingers of spring. I took this last Sunday. Well into spring in Central Te...

On the North Lawn (the back yard if you will) of the Capitol there is a small copy of the Statue of Liberty. The statue was presented by T...

Every June motorcycles rule for a weekend in the Capital City. On Friday night they take over Congress Avenue for a parade and then a sort...