Love these signs

 The one on the left especially. Maybe the right ones refers to some ladies who live in the house. 

Save the Elephants

 

This colorfully painted elephant is in the yard of a Tarrytown estate.

Bridge over private waters

This home in Tarrytown has a sweet little bridge over a stream to reach their front door.

Flying the colors

A nice flag was out over the sidewalk at this posh West Austin home.

Modern Infill

In a neighborhood of more traditional homes, modern infills often fill lots where the original home was torn down.

Pretty Path

This pretty path leads to a home in Tarrytown.

The Beauty of Decay

Today is theme day at City Daily Photo. The June 1 theme is 'The Beauty of Decay.' I'm a fan of the sleek and modern but truthfully I love the artistic look of a time-worn patina. What you see here is a work of art in the yard of a house in the Tarrytown section of Austin. (Yeah, not New York. There's a lot of that 'naming after things back east' here in the provinces.) The rusty curved wall has an arrangement of worn driftwood that is, um, reminiscent of the south end of a horse. The curve of the wall was such that you couldn't see on the other side without getting on the property. Of course, one is curious if there is anything on the other side. I'd say this artwork is the artist's interpretation of the beauty of decay, wouldn't you?

Peachicks Grow Up

On October 10, some friends visited Mayfield Park to take some pictures of the pea chicks and their albino peahen mom. We first saw them here after they hatched at Westwood Country Club across the street. Unfortunately, only three of the chicks made the trek 'home' to the park. However, those in the know say this is the first brood in years to have any chicks survive the hawks.

Lake Austin Dining

This is the deck at Abel's on Lake Austin where we had lunch the other day. A venerable campus bar (Cain and Abel's) has opened this outpost next to the always overcrowded Hula Hut. Lots of al fresco dining if you can take the heat. (We dined inside on this steamy day.) We've never dined at the lakeside restaurants over here on Lake Austin Boulevard very much but they are popular with Tarrytown denizens and college kids.

Mom and Chicks

This is a peahen and her four chicks. First noticed her yesterday at our club strolling out for a drink out of the shoe wash for the clay court next to us. This peahen is much whiter than most of the others and we call it the 'albino' one. Whether the peacocks (see here and here) find her more attractive I don't know. In any case, the friends of MayfieldPark will be happy to see chicks doing well even if she seems to be raising them at the club rather than that park across the street.