Snow art

 This driver was entertaining all of us with his artistic skills the other day during a light flurry of snow. 

Snow sliding, Austin style

This lady was enjoying the little bit of snow we had on a recent day.  She got in some good slides on top of the garage across the street before she threw in the towel.

One more snow photo

Talk about dedication -- this jogger had the trail pretty much to herself on Friday. I took this photo from our exercise room on the tenth floor.

Snow on the old power plant

I took this photo of the now-decommissioned Seaholm Power Plant from our 10th floor exercise room window on Friday. Someday soon this old plant, which used to provide a great deal of the electricity for Austin, will be an area boasting a hotel, shopping, and offices. The vegetation on the right is on our pool deck.

G'Day!

Friday morning, Linda and I watched as a young man created this masterpiece with his feet on the top level of the parking garage across the street. Linda took this shot from our office window in our condo.

Whee! Snow day fun!

I shot this photo from the exercise room in our high-rise, looking south across Ladybird Lake to Doug Sahm Hill. Several hardy families had ventured out to enjoy sledding in makeshift rigs. Downtown was not exactly a beehive of activity yesterday.

What Passes for Winter

There was a bit of ice and a bit of snow. It is a week day and downtown looks a little deserted. Apologies for not stepping outside the apartment for a better picture. Our heater is very efficient and doesn't have to run constantly to keep it at 70 degrees. But opening the door to the low twenties temps doesn't help matters. It is supposed to get above freezing later today. Hopefully it will because I'm sure Austin's supply of sand for flyovers and overpasses is quickly running out! If predictions are correct it may get warmer before the next front but I don't know if it will be tank tops and flip flops again soon.