So the Pecan Street Festival is happening this weekend on Sixth Street. As you can tell from the pictures, it was an overcast and cool day with a few sprinkles scattered in for fun. Booths, bands, food, drink, people and their pets made for an interesting day.
I went downtown after work today to attend an event. The event was totally boring, but I did take some pictures of the train .
I went for a long walk around Town Lake at sunset this evening and decided to take my camera along with me. This resulted in a bunch of photos of Seaholm under construction. It will be interesting to see the final product. Yes, Austin is growing like crazy.
My favorite part about The Contemporary Austin today was that they had the roof of the building open for visiting. Of course, I had to take a few photos of the downtown buildings.
The artist, Do Ho Suh , has created several pieces, but the standout item is his “series of rooms and passageways from Suh’s 348 West 22nd Street apartment complex and studio where he lived in New York City”. This is made of polyester fabric, stainless steel tubes and stainless steel wire. Pretty cool.
My second museum to visit for free on Austin Museum Day is The Contemporary Austin . This art gallery is located at 7th and Congress, so you just have to run out into the street and snap a photo of the Capitol Building .
The conversation at work today:
Work Friend 1: “What’s that?”
Me: “It’s a shaved ice. Grape.”
Work Friend 1: “Where did you get that?”
Me: “At Kawaii Shaved Ice in downtown Round Rock.”
Work Friend 2: “Do you know anyone beyond the age of six that still gets those?”
Me: “Yeah, me.”
My friends at work are so jealous… 🙂
I shot this photo of the Austin Convention Center on my way out of downtown tonight. It looks kind of cool when it is lit up and empty like this.
This is probably one of the most photographed buildings in Austin. I went downtown to watch the football game and couldn’t resist taking some photos of the Frost Bank Tower . By the way, I am really liking the zoom capabilities of my new camera.
I caught the moon behind the Courthouse tonight. Enjoy! 🙂
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