It’s the most beautiful time of the year, on the High Plains. Fall’s pretty special in the places where hardwood trees grow, but that’s not here. Very few trees grow here, except in the major creek bottoms or in town, where folks water and care for them. So, Spring is the most beautiful time of […]
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Downtown Austin has an eclectic mix of old and new architecture that blends well. We spent a Sunday morning on a walkabout in the city center when the population density is probably as low as it goes. The trusty iPhone Mini was used for all the images we collected. Never Stop Exploring!
Two for Tuesday – May 21st, 2024 Read More »
The wind is howling again today, ugh. It’s been blowing for days and everyone in town is grinding their teeth; angry and edgy, hoping for a bit of calm before they go stark raving mad. I thought seasonal affective disorder (SAD) was just a wintertime thing, but it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard when the
Whether you call the artistic endeavor; graffiti, mural, wall art, outdoor art, or something else, Austin reigns supreme in the great state of Texas for the medium. We perused hundreds of sites on our ambulatory adventures around Austin during our recent visit. Here are a couple of our favorites. Never Stop Exploring!
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We came across this bike shop on one of our walks around Austin, and the colors and repeating subject matter drew us in. The two dozen orange bicycles were impossible to ignore and the mellow, yellow tables and chairs were cool too. Never Stop Exploring!
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We’ve been juicing for a dozen years, and love the antioxidant buzz we get from downing a big glass of fresh-blended roots, fruits, and veggies. Numerous studies have proven that the consumption of vegetables and fruits is correlated to a lower incidence of chronic disease. Drinking vegetable and fruit juice is an efficient way to
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The Skyline in Austin’s been in a state flux for quite awhile. We were there recently and counted well over a dozen cranes erecting new buildings. Austin has a lot more land set aside for parks and recreation than Dallas and Houston though, and we enjoyed ourselves the week we were there walking all over
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Johnny Cash is a legend and one of our musical heroes, so while we were hanging out in Austin recently we just had to mosey on down to the “Mean-Eyed Cat Bar” for a beer. We headed that way on one of our morning walks and found our way there just shy of noon. But
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The Wind finally allowed Double Cross and I out onto “The Dirt” for the first time this Spring. Springtime is the windiest season on the High Plains, as Mother Earth begins to warm up from the cold, dark Winter. Winter doesn’t give up easily here though, in fact, the forecast says it’s going to snow
The Colorado River flows, right through the center of downtown Austin, (it doesn’t actually flow, it’s a lake behind a dam) so bridges are plentiful. There aren’t enough during rush hour though when everyone is leaving the city for the burbs, but it’s not a problem if you’re walking. There’s one bridge set aside for
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I enjoy getting out at night and shooting long exposures but it’s complicated and takes some preparation so I don’t do it as often as I would like. Everything fell into place recently though while we were hanging out in Austin. Here are a couple of neon shots, one with the Austin skyline and the
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We made it back to the little cottage on the High Plains the other day after spending much of the Winter down South. We were hoping Spring would be here waiting for us but alas, we were not so lucky; it’s April and there’s a snowdrift in the backyard. We get an occasional Spring day,
We were out for the morning walk and just happened to walk past a gathering of the local Lamborghini club, so we slowed down and I snapped a couple of shots with my handy iPhone Mini. They were so colorful, that I couldn’t resist so here’s an extra image for this week. 2+ for Tuesday.
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