Friday, October 31, 2014

Anywhere he wants to


Linda has found a new pal. This big guy was outside the curiosity shop on West Sixth.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Day of the dead


It's getting close to Halloween if the Day of the Dead dolls are making the shop windows.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

How bout them Horns?


You have to love the sense of humor here. This is at the fire station near the U of Texas campus.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

History under our feet


This sidewalk in West Campus near the U of Texas was poured in July 1915.

Monday, October 27, 2014

Pieous Pizza Pizzaz!


The is the Fat Queen pizza at Pieous, a great locally-run place for excellent food. Neopolitan style!

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Scale

The current (until November 6) show at Women and Their Work is "Emily Fleisher's Astro-Turf and it plays with scale and space (as in this work where a miniature landscape spills from a wheelbarrow constructed from wood.

Friday, October 24, 2014

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Meet the meat!


The meat selection at Dai Due's butcher shop is amazing. I am glad that they opened this restaurant/retail store.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

North facing shot of skyline


I took this panoramic shot of the skyline from our perch at Zach Theatre the other night. What a town we have.

Monday, October 20, 2014

These boots were made for styling


Our friend Scott had on a pair of cool boots at the Zach play the other night.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Listening

During the Blanton Museum SoundSpace event people move around at will. On the staircase at one point these listeners seemed to be choreographing their movements while someone passed them on the stairs to take up a different position.

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Growing up On Lady Bird Lake

I'm thinking this is a Black-crowned Night Heron juvenile. What do you think? Spotted on Lady Bird Lake, of course.

Friday, October 17, 2014

Me and My Shadow

This egret appears to be walking on water but really he's wading in the shallows near the Lady Bird Lake boardwalk.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Slow and steady


These turtles were sunning and relaxing on a piece of wood in Lady Bird Lake the other day.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The main event


This extremely avant musical piece was performed over an hour by players who had their parts governed by digital clocks posted where they could see them. It was mesmerizing.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Mutual music


These musicians had a strange hookup to play each others' horns.

Monday, October 13, 2014

Bass level music


Another shot from SoundSpace. This musician was playing some very modern pieces.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Art and music -- an unbeatable combination.


I shot this photo at SoundSpace in the Blanton Museum on a recent Sunday. Her flute really resonated in that space.

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Friday, October 10, 2014

RIP Geraldine


Geraldine, the Rainey Street guinea fowl, got run over recently. The Royal Blue Grocery in the area put her silhouette in their window. Here's her facebook page.

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Getting to the core of the matter


This photographer was grabbing a picture of natural goodness at SoundSpace in the Blanton Museum on a recent Sunday.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Lost little bird


This sweet little parakeet was perched below a fence rail on Lavaca Street between 8th and 9th one recent afternoon. We couldn't begin to get it to come to us. It was obviously lost and I'll bet its owner is worried sick.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

OK, kids-- line up now!


Forrest recently attended his 50th high school reunion. Here is the crew assembling for the group photo.

Monday, October 6, 2014

The latest panoramic shot


I thought I would update our loyal followers with a view from the south side of our building. Left to right, it's the Trammell Crow development, the new library and the Seaholm.

Sunday, October 5, 2014

The old and the new


I caught this view of the new skyline looming over the old buildings on East Sixth the other day.

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Modern times!


Here is a striking mew mural just off East Sixth Street. We spotted it on a recent walk.

Friday, October 3, 2014

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Big Melt

Good Pop is a local brand of icy treats. This sculpture of a melting gigantic treat was near the Congress Avenue bridge the other day. FFP posed for scale. Apparently it is promoting an upcoming art show.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Movement


I was walking across the Great Lawn at Zilker Park and caught this shot with my iPhone the other day. A woman pushing her bike, a man walking with his little dog -- the scene was dreamlike when I looked at the photo. When I got home, I realized that this would be a nice choice for the Movement theme. Click here to see the many interpretations of this theme from around the world.