I’m flying the flag today to honor the men, women and children who were murdered on September 11, 2001, and for all those who have died for our country.
We will never forget.
September 11th 2010
Sep 10, 2010
Ok. It’s a first for the blog — I am posting a picture for my moment from today that I took 2 days ago (not today). However, my story is that it does qualify as a moment from today because I took some time tonight to browse through my recently uploaded pictures and I spent a few moments tonight trying to adjust the lighting on this one. Didn’t work. But I have to say, even in bad light, it makes me smile.
It’s been a long week.
I’m glad it’s Friday.
g’nite!
Sep 9, 2010
Woo wee. I’ve had meetings today with people on 5 different continents – and I haven’t left my chair!
Sep 8, 2010
Tonight is Julie’s last night in town. We went downtown for some music. I heard Christine Albert was playing at Artz Rib House, so we went there to catch her show. Turns out her husband Chris Gage was filling in for one of her other musicians so we were treated to Albert & Gage. We really enjoyed the show — they’re one of my favorites.
After that we hit the Broken Spoke, cruised around South Congress and ended up on Sixth Street again before heading home.
Sep 7, 2010
Seemingly out of nowhere a tropical storm formed in the Gulf of Mexico late Sunday. It is named Hermine and is passing just to the west of Austin. Hermine has brought a bunch of steady rain to Austin today and more to come tomorrow. Julie is headed off today for a meeting on campus and to do some exploring, so the rain is not what we would have ordered for today, but we’ll take it any way we can get it.
Sep 6, 2010
We took a trip through the UT campus today, so Julie would know her way around when she comes back for a meeting tomorrow. The campus is really nice. Today is the Labor Day holiday, so there was not much traffic or people milling about (except for the person I captured in this photo, apparently).
This is a shot from the South of the UT Tower and the Main Building in front of it. The inscription across the top of the Main Building says “Ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall make you free.” Amen.
We also drove a bit around downtown and south of the river, through Zilker Park — stopping for the mandatory Sno-Beach sno-cone (the best sno-cones in the entire world, by the way).
Sep 5, 2010
Another fun day spent on the lake with friends. Julie, Monte and I gave Laura and Dolya a ride out to the raftup in Arky North. We missed Michelle & Tony, passing them as we were entering the cove. We joined Camelot, Dancer, Island Time, Prelude, and Caribbean Hug and played until after sunset. This is a shot from our bow looking out of the cove. There are quite a few other boats enjoying a quiet night on the lake.
Julie’s taking to this Austin way of life really quickly 😉
Sep 4, 2010
My niece, Julie, arrived tonight for a visit. We went down to 6th Street and caught the Esther’s Follies show – a must see if you ever make a visit to Austin. After the show we walked up and down 6th St for a while. The cross streets are cordoned off at night so that the crowds can walk in the street — no cars. We buzzed through the beautiful Driskill Hotel lobby and bar, walked over to Congress for a view of the lit Capitol dome. Unfortunately it’s surrounded by scaffolding for renovations for the forseeable future.
It’s hard for me to pass up any flashing plasticky fluorescent light bauble — I bought these from a street vendor along the way.
Sep 3, 2010
We had a visitor on the sliding glass door late last night. He was attracted to the light I suppose.
After seeing this picture, I think it’s time to call the window cleaners again 🙂
Sep 2, 2010
We’re birdsitting for two weeks for friends Doray and Tom, who are off on a cycling trip in France. His name is Mr. Echo, and he’s a red-bellied parrot.
It’s been a while since we’ve had bird noises in the house.
Sep 1, 2010
Whenever a bunch of basil is picked out back, we put the leftovers in a vase. It makes the kitchen smell wonderful, and it keeps a few bunches of leaves fresh for some easy picking for the next day or two.
P.s. Happy Birthday Brian!
Aug 31, 2010
Today is Tuesday, but all day long I felt like something was ending…like it was a Friday. Maybe it’s just that today is the last day of August, and after so many years attending one school or another, my biological calendar is still more attuned to the end of summer vacation and the beginning of a new school year. Or maybe I’m just tired 😉
I went for a walk tonight and took some pictures of some tall storm clouds that were reflecting the sunset colors… but none of them came out very well. I also got a close up of a butterfly, but on closer inspection it looked an awful lot like a butterfly that I took a picture of back in July, so I decided to skip that one, too.
So, I’m reverting to a photo I took this morning while the coffee was brewing. I’ve been experimenting to see how well I can use the manual focus on close-up shots. This is a toy Farmall tractor that Monte got when we were at the farm supply company last year to buy hardware for the sliding barn doors that we made for the shop. It reminded him of the Farmall Cub that his dad had when he was a kid. This one is 2 inches long and about an inch high.
I wouldn’t mind having a life size one if it had a lawn mower attachment.
Aug 30, 2010
Tulips – my favorite flower… as seen through the lens, through my glasses. I have no idea why I took this picture….was just messing around I guess. This is a watercolor that my friend Ursula painted for us as a wedding present. She does beautiful botanical drawings.
Now it’s just a moment that I share with you from today on my blog.
Aug 29, 2010
Spent the day trying to make headway on the work-front. I had the local public radio station, KUT FM 90.5, playing in the background to keep me company. An Austin staple — lots of great, homegrown music and regular radio programs. Check out their live stream here.
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