More scooter obnoxiousness

A friend took this shot of a batch of scooters jamming up the one van-accessible handicapped parking spot at Pease Park. Not acceptable.

Stickwork!

This new sculpture in Pease Park is really a delightful addition to the beauty of that space. They will be allowed to be absorbed back into the ground.

This took a lot of work!

"Stickwork" is a sculpture made entirely from invasive species of vines found at Pease Park in central Austin. Patrick Dougherty is the artist who made it happen.

Play!

The Theme for today is "play." Here you see a man and his dog doing just that. The dog has just retrieved a tennis ball and his owner is waiting to get it back so he can sling it again. Click here to see what our compatriots around the world posted for this theme.

Trees for Pease!

We support the Pease Park Conservancy and we are always glad to see a new tree in their environs.

Shovel ready

Loading up gravel was the order of the day at Pease Park one recent Saturday.

Water, water everywhere.

These ladies were giving some new plantings at Pease Park a welcome drink.

Learning at an early age

These kids were gaining some valuable skills at park maintenance the other day.

Whole lot of raking going on

These ladies were neatening up the rec area at Pease Park after a recent flood.

The family that works together

This public-minded family was pitching in bigtime to help clean up Pease Park after a flood.

Dumpster filling

 This youngster was getting a lesson in how to fill a dumpster at Pease Park's cleanup the other day.

Texas Persimmon

The bark of this Texas Persimmon in Pease Park has a wonderful texture.

Tree hugging!

Linda poses with one of the beautiful trees along the Pease Park Trail which winds along Shoal Creek.

Al fresco makeup

This young lady was getting made up for an outdoor photo shot on a recent morning.

If I Had a Hammer

This is part of the Pease Park/Shoal Creek Trail installation I introduced you to day before yesterday. The stars make me think the glove on the other one was part of the art. Freedom? Hammer? Hmmm....

Finding Your Way in Art

We walked through Pease Park and up the Shoal Creek Trail to 29th Street the other day. Someone had made art from a few logs in a clearing. Not sure if the glove was part of the installation or lost and found.

Pease Park Playground

This is one terrific piece of playground equipment at Pease Park.  I would have had a field day on this thing when I was a kid.

Ready to Eat

It's good to see people having fun in Pease Park. This food spread was ready to go around 10:00 on a recent morning.

Good Times Calls

The operator of this decidedly old school ice cream truck at Pease Park was perched in her window using modern technology to communicate on a recent morning.  If I could still eat ice cream, I would have bought something from her.

Eye on Trees

We were walking the Shoal Creek trail out of Pease Park when I noticed someone had decorated this tree. It's probably not good for the tree but it's cleverly anthropomorphic.