Lion's Labor

This mural is on the side of a bar on the east side. I don't really have an explanation.

Some Tree Support

Over in Old West Austin there is a tree that is had to get a little support for one of its branches. It is usually live oaks that get these rangy branches they can't support that require props. This one, however, appeared to be some other sort of oak.

Transportation to Fun Fun Fun Fest

We didn't go to Fun Fun Fun Fest but we did walk by. So many people arrived by bike that the racks provided were exhausted and bikes were also chained all along the Drake Ped bridge. This is a view of the sea of bikes attached to racks near Auditorium Shores.

The 99%

The owner might be a part of Occupy Austin. (Our home is near the encampment and there is that 99% sticker.) But old Beetles like this are sort of rare these days. Confession: I had several decades ago that were even older!

A Puzzle on the East Side

We were walking on the east side the other day enjoying beautiful weather and some Day of the Dead shrines in people's yards when I noticed this car port. There were neckties tied to bars on both sides of it. I wonder why? It wasn't a yard sale but more of a permanent installation.

And Yesterday was Day of the Dead

Sure we celebrate Halloween on October 31. (Or when it's on a Monday like it was this year we celebrate it on Saturday, Sunday AND Monday.) But November 1 is All Saint's Day and November 2 is All Soul's Day and for some folks and for our Mexican neighbors the Day of the Dead is celebrated. Shrines are erected to relatives and friends who are gone. This simple outdoor one was at the Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center when we walked on the eastern part of the hike and bike trail yesterday. Here is a picture from four years ago at Fonda San Miguel of their shrine.

Theme Days...Fences

Today is theme day at City Daily Photo. The theme is fences. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.