Movie time in the cemetery

Spotted on our walk through the neighborhood - movie trucks and filming in progress in Oakwood Cemetery.

Our neighbor mentioned the name "Channing Tatum," but I didn't fall for it. Boy, will I feel like schmuck if Channing Tatum was in there, and I didn't even look!

Long Center arch

Lucha libre lunch

Faster Pussycat

Bathroom vintage.

Hut's

Hut's has been serving up our favorite hamburgers since 1969. There are more high-falutin' places in Austin, selling burgers with more exotic ingredients and higher price tags, but for us, there's no place we'd rather grab a grilled one. Add some fries with chipotle mayo and a strawberry shake, and you've found heaven.

Homeless Tree of Remembrance

Palmer reflecting pond

The view of the downtown skyline from the Palmer Events Center reflecting pond.

Swede Hill Wildflower Garden

Globe

Or maybe it's just circles. What do you see?

Kruger's

Kruger's Jewelers is a mainstay of downtown Austin. It's been in its store at 8th and Congress since 1939 and is still going strong.

Leaning

One of the last remaining houses (not a house turned bar) on Rainey Street.

CD Jukebox

There are still some around if you know where to look. This one lurks in the dark of the second floor at Casino El Camino.

Owens Garage

Owens Garage was built by Murray Owens in 1926 in East Austin. Owens operated the garage until 1991. The building was redeveloped in 2013 into a creative space, but the designers kept its original sign. The day we walked by, the new owners were outside and they let us peek inside that orange door to check out a huge black-and-white photo of the garage taken in the 1930s, with cars lined up waiting for service from mechanics clean, white jumpsuits (bet they didn't stay white for long).

Four leaf clovers

Los Loney Harley

We went to see Los Lonely Boys last night at The Roost. We had parked behind the club, and as we were going in, we realized that the members of the band were hanging out in the alley. Apparently, someone else - a biker - must have seen them there too as he was parking his Harley, because when we came out, we noticed this cool little feature on his bike. The band had signed it!

Rocket ship

Heaven is a place on Earth

Barton Springs - east of the pool.

Angelina Eberly

The statue of Angelina Eberly on Congress Ave. From Wikipedia:

Angelina Belle Peyton Eberly (July 2, 1798 – August 15, 1860) was an innkeeper and a hero of Austin, Texas in the Texas Archive War.

In 1836 she met and married Captain Jacob Eberly, a widower. They lived briefly in Bastrop, Texas and moved to Austin in 1839, opening the Eberly House. ... Jacob Eberly died in 1841. ...

In December 1842, Sam Houston ordered the secret removal of the archives of the Republic to safekeeping in Washington-on-the-Brazos. Mrs. Eberly, realizing that the symbols of national government were being removed from the city, fired a six-pound cannon into the General Land Office Building, arousing the town to what they considered theft. The ensuing conflict became known as the Archive War, which was won by the Austinites, preserving Austin as capital of Texas and keeper of the archives.

A statue of Angelina Eberly, created by Pat Oliphant, stands near the place where Eberly helped preserve Austin as Texas' capital city.

Running man

Sculpture from the old Runtex. He's all fenced in now.

Hopefully whoever bought it intends to do something with it someday other than just leaving it at the back of a lonely lot.

Kinetic Sculpture

Kinetic Sculpture at the Mueller HEB. The top portion rotates in different directions with the wind. The sculptor, Jim Lapaso, has created several pieces throughout the city, and each one is mesmerizing to watch.