Interesting Detail

This house (walking distance from our high rise in Old West Austin) has interesting plaster details.
 

Dry Stack

 

On our walks, I like to observe the different types of walls and gates. This wall, in Old West Austin, is a great example of a dry stack wall.

Former Graffiti Park

 

Below what is called Castle Hill in West Austin is a former graffiti park on the remnants of a failed condo project. It has closed and it going to be redeveloped.

Take a Book, Leave a Book

I like to snap pictures of these structures that offer a book exchange to their neighborhoods. This one is in Old West Austin.

You Decide

I see a mural like this (in West Austin around Fifth and Sixth) and think: "are these characters from a story I'm not hip enough to have heard about?"

A to Z

Lots of good words here, in perfect order. Lots of good lessons here, too.

Elvis is in the house!

Some people make a real effort to make Halloween fun -- here you see an elaborate display outside an old West Austin home.

Neighborhood Sculpture

This interesting piece is on display in a yard in Old West Austin.

One large house

Houses this big always get my attention. I wonder what the utility bills and taxes run in a place like this? And the maintenance -- wow.

The state flower.

This yard in West Austin had a nice stand of bluebonnets. These are the state flowers of Texas and you are not supposed to pick them, so I'm told. I never have, that's for sure.

Watchdogs

Walking through Old West Austin, we encountered these three watchdogs. The two in front barked vociferously and the poodle was drawn up to full impressive height the whole time we walked by. The dog on the porch was so still and silent I thought at first it wasn't real.

More Fall Walking

Also in Old West Austin, FFP walks along by some yellow foliage.

Fall Colors

As you could see yesterday in FFP's picture of Elm Street, Austin got some fall colors this year. Here he is walking through Old West Austin on that walk near some bright red foliage. A lot of the trees in Austin are Live Oaks. They push off brown leaves and instantly replace them. Kind of a deciduous evergreen! But we do have some maples, elms and others that can produce pretty colors. However, to make a nice display it requires a good deal of rain right before fall and an early cold snap. We had both this year.

Saucy signs

Some juicy words for thought on this car in old west Austin.

Pollen Count High

Our area has tons of Live Oak trees. They drop these pollen bundles that turn into yellow dust this time of year. (Just after they push out their slick dead leaves, replaced immediately with green ones.) There is always a danger when you leave your car parked for a while. In this case, there was a deluge of pollen for this car in Old West Austin.

Coral Honeysuckle

Spring is well underway in Austin. Saw this growing up a telephone pole in Old West Austin.

Suprise in the Ground Cover

The frog and the butterfly aren't real, but they do provide a nice surprise when you walk by.

Pond

One homeowner on Shelley in Old West Austin maintains a beautiful pond.

Unusual Planter

This gave me pause as we wandered around Old West Austin.

Pig

We took an unfamiliar path (a certain alley) in a familiar neighborhood (Old West Austin) the other day and I saw this pig sculpture 'rooting around.'