Sunny Balcony

Of course, it's just a mural atop a store on South Congress. The same store that has this mural on the side of the building. Saturday we were walking down the other side of the street and I decided to shoot this one for you. The store is, I believe, Mi Casa Su Casa and they can provide you with just about any imports from Mexico and Latin America that you can imagine.

Ghost Bike

As we've seen before these ghost bikes pop up as memorials to people killed on their bikes. This one is on South First. Here and here are others I've shown you before.

Playing Chicken?

Strolled by an office building on Wednesday and lurking in a shady corner of the parking lot was a car got up as a rooster, I guess. It's Austin, who would question it?

Do You Have Any Tattoos?

There are lots of tattoos in Austin and so tattoo parlors are needed to tend to the inked arms, legs, torsos, etc. I swear someday I'm going to start asking inked strangers to let me photograph their designs for this blog. Meanwhile I snap pictures of the signage for the establishments. Ever wonder how we came to call them tattoo 'parlors?' This place is on S. First.

Cactus Blooming

Spring for cactus comes a little later when the heat they like gets on. It is sort of trite to shoot the buds and flowers but it is always tempting as they look so fresh and renewed on such a curmudgeon of a plant. When I whipped out my point and shoot to get this shot on my walk yesterday on South First, a bee was exploring the flower.

Big Yellow Buses

I went out onto my balcony to get a breath of fresh air yesterday and saw this long line of buses at The Long Center for the Performing Arts across the lake. Obviously, some type of performance for school kids from around the area was happening.

Get a Mural for Yourself

The murals on the doors of this weathered garage apartment in Clarksville are actually advertisements for the artist, I believe, because there was a sign that said to go upstairs re: murals. So perhaps you can stop by if you want some outside art of your own.