Besides the beautiful San Gabriel River sunset, can you spot the three Herons? Now that we have experienced “Fall Back” there will be more evening walking, and less evening hiking. I have to get out of work on time to get a nice walk in before dark. And you don’t want to get caught out after dark when all the monsters start terrorizing the neighborhood.
It was First Friday at The Williamson Museum in Georgetown, so I thought I would drop in and have a look. It is located in an old bank building on the Square. For some reason, I fell in like with the historic safes on display. They were cool.
I went to see a film as part of the third annual Interdisciplinary Spanish Film Festival at Southwestern University this evening. I got there a little early and went for a short walk around the Campus. There was green grass, historic buildings, gray cloudy skies, stately oak trees, and plenty of squirrels zooming around. In case you are wondering, the film was called “Siete cajas” and was a story about a 17 year old pushcart porter working the Mercado 4 in Asunción, the capital city of Paraguay. The film is billed as a Paraguayan thriller film, and it delivers pretty well if you have the chance to see it someday.
This evening it was time for a short walk across the dam in Georgetown. There were some cool clouds about.
The skies were blue and white this evening as was the Flag of Greece flying over the Plaka Greek Cafe. This restaurant is one of my favorites for Greek food north of Austin. Today’s dinner was the #10 – Pot Roast Plate. Yummy. Come and check it out if you find yourself in Georgetown sometime.
Baa Baa…
I went walking at Lake Georgetown and caught this beautiful scene!
This one is an emotional journey, and I might have cried a little bit. It is a good movie for those who fight to never lose their youthful exuberance.
From the credits:
Happy 3rd of July! I know, usually it is the 4th of July we celebrate for Independence Day, but this year we are celebrating both days thanks to the extra long weekend. There are fireworks shows on both nights in different cities surrounding the Austin area. I slept in this morning and then went to the Monument Cafe in Georgetown for a late lunch. Their food is always nice, but a stroll through their garden is one of my favorite things about this city.
Sunsets like these are fairly common at the North San Gabriel Dam that forms Lake Georgetown. You can approach the walk across the dam from either side – either start from the Cedar Breaks Park area or from the Lake Overlook Park side of the dam. The walk is mostly on an old two lane road that is now closed to traffic. You will have a nice vantage point of the lake, the San Gabriel river below the dam, and the city of Georgetown off into the distance. There are also plenty of photo opportunities here with birds, flowers, deer, and other cool stuff. If you have the chance to visit, I hope you enjoy the walk and the sights. 🙂
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