"Another vacation?! When do you work?"

[urbpan]

We're taking a couple days off and hanging out in Austin Texas! So far we really like it. Apparently it's cooler than normal, which means about 20 degrees warmer than Boston. Nicely warm. On our first day here we've seen a few interesting animals, including the famous Congress street bats. kkbb and nathanblack have generously showed us around the town and hooked us up with fun and extremely reasonably priced entertainment. Tomorrow we'll go down to the coast to see what that's like, and then the next day we'll wander the city some more, and try to get a feel for it. Anyway, what I'm saying is, I won't be updating the 365 project today, or probably the next couple days, and I'll catch up when we get back. It will be worth the wait, I promise.

Comments

The Great Texas Coast

[enion.livejournal.com]

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Hey!

I'm a musician in Houston. Welcome to Texas!

I read your 365 project, and I often post nature photos from within the Houston Loop. Amazing what grows here in the urban environs.

What part of the coast are you visiting? If you are going to Galveston via Houston, I would suggest a quick side trip to Brazos Bend State Park, just south of Space City. It is a huge wilderness area with surprisingly convenient access to amazing plants and animals.

Besides the hundreds of plants and birds unique to this part of the world, there are numerous, hard to miss 15 foot alligators, generally out lounging along the trail paths. Keep your small dogs and children on a leash.

Please feel free to e-mail me at work Monday if you have any questions about the local area. I can't do the Live Journal thing from work, so the e-mail is more convenient.

Love the 365 Project!

Have Fun in TEXAS!

turnerswake@prodigy.net

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[bellelvsbeast.livejournal.com]

I was juuuust thinking that...:P

[ellettra.livejournal.com]

austin is one of my favorite cities in the US, and i especially love the bats. very, very interesting creatures!! hope you enjoy your time there!

[cdozo.livejournal.com]

Wow, cool. I live in Austin Texas.

Austin is honored by your visit.