It is that time of year again. Motorcycles are everywhere in Austin for the Republic of Texas Biker Rally. My favorite event is the motorcycle parade that travels from the Rally site in North Austin to Congress Avenue Downtown. It is pretty special to cheer for the bikers as they arrive on Congress. This year I chose a spot in front of the Capitol Building to view the festivities.
An Austin artist by the name of Wiley Ross painted this mural of Willie Nelson. It is located close to the Sixth Street entertainment district at Seventh Street and Neches Street. It is pretty awesome sight for Willie fans like me.
My, how quickly the vulture babies grow up into super large birds. The entire family of four was hanging out on one of the back facilities walls at work today – I could only capture three in the frame of the photos from my vantage point behind the glass at the end of the hallway. Pretty soon the young vultures will be off to scavenge the Central Texas roads for food and to serve their unique purpose in the local ecosystem. They will probably find plenty of squirrels, armadillos, and other unfortunate creatures who failed to cross the road safely. I find it odd that they choose to return to this one secluded spot every year. Until next time, stay safe out there in the world.
This has to be the oddest movie I have seen in a long time. It is funny at times and frightening at others. If I were to recommend that you see it, most of you would hate me for it. But a few would enjoy the oddity called “The Lobster”.
I am beginning my experimentation with WordPress themes. I want a simple, one column theme that will allow for WordAds if I want to add that feature someday. I am going to try a very basic one called “Quintus” for a bit. Along with this new theme, I will try a new blogging philosophy of less frequent blogs. I will keep working on this until I am happy with the results and we will see where this takes us. 🙂
My weekends have been pretty boring lately. I am doing my best to get to the gym more often. Gotta swim, because it seems to be the best exercise for me now. This is the view I was treated to on my way out of 24 Hour Fitness this evening. It was a treat to have a nice sunset like this.
Experimenting with the Pixlr App. The original photo (below) needed to be sharpened and adjusted for some brighter colors. I like the edited version better.
I took a walk this afternoon to examine the condition of the Colorado River at the floodgates of Tom Miller Dam. I started at the dam, and then went down for a loop around the trail at Red Bud Isle. The Isle was partially flooded, but some of the trail remained accessible. After taking some photos of the flooded state of the river, I returned back up the hill to end up at the dock across from the Hula Hut restaurant. It turned out to be a nice walk, and a great evening.
I was hoping for a nice sunset, but there were too many clouds out to the West. There were however flowers waving in the breeze, birds chirping, large drops of rain falling at random, and deer bouncing from one side of the clearing to the other. Overall, a pretty nice evening.
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