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.

A Girl and Her Dog

Yes, you guessed it...this little dog and her beautiful owner were enjoying Sunday's fine weather. Well...at least the temperature is over 20 F today. Still...looking back at Sunday wistfully. Forrest shot this picture. The dog's face looks like one of our departed dogs.

Sunday Workout

Lots of exercise gets done on Auditorium Shores on a sunny Sunday (just three days ago). They have some bars and benches and the guys find many variations on exercising on them. Who needs a gym? (Well maybe they do today. It's 18 degrees outside.)

A Fine Winter Day

Yep. This picture was taken Sunday. It looks like January in another hemisphere. But, no, it was Austin. And just last Sunday. This pool and fountain beside Lady Bird Lake at Auditorium Shores attracted this couple and its share of birds and a bird dog (it's an off leash area) to chase them. Today is the first of the month and theme day on City Daily Photo. The theme is fountains and so we've used the spraying water as the foreground for this couple. Before you move here...it just rained over night, winds of 50 MPH and above and now the temperature is 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.