sunday i biked across downtown during the marathon hoopla, and it was a breeze. road closures? hah! only to cars!
i got to dance and had a great dance. stamina is up, due to all the walking and biking.
after lunch at whole foods, i noodled down to the lady bird lake trail. watched the leash-free dogs catch tennis balls in the lake at auditorium shores.
then i went to the new park--does it have a name?--where the city coliseum used to be.
i was impressed.
it has a nice hill with a great view of the downtown skyline. there were some great puffy little clouds framing it on sunday afternoon.
also, the park has one of the coolest fountains ever! it looks like a spiral galaxy with about 8 arms, and the spouts on the arms and in the center are about 4 inches apart. a very playful program sets them off. the fountain area is flat, so playing in the water is encouraged. a good number of barefoot children were getting wet (in february!).
i love austin!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
i love riding my bike
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Hi, Mary!
ReplyDeleteI think the park is called Town
Lake Park. Bill stumbled upon it when out with Sam. I took Sam there later, and he played in the dancing fountains with the other squealing children that were there. It's really fun when it gets dark because there are lights that change colors while the water spouts. I was going to get wet, too, but didn't have a change of clothes. I agree, Austin is wonderful. Your biking adventures sound fun. I know two men whose lives changed when taking on biking. It gave them a new empowerment. Love your blogs, Helen
Hi, Helen. Thanks for posting! I haven't seen the dancing fountain at night, but now I will make a point of being there after dark just to see that. Biking is fantastically fun and empowering. I'd like to hear the two men's stories.
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