brb outside : austin!

as many of you know, i spent last weekend in the happiest place on earth: austin, texas. i had never been, and my hosts, jeff, hank, and erin baker mooney gave me a wonderful tour. we spent most of our time eating, drinking, and relaxing outdoors. i even got a little bit of a suntan! here are some pixies.

the view from the mooneys'.

 this is hank. he is a goldendoodle, and he will carry his own leash.

 this is how he rides in cars.

this is a picture of him jumping for a stick in zilker park, which is one of his favorite places.

 south congress street is a really cute part of town, featuring lots of boutiques, restaurants, bars, etc.

 food truck park on south congress. what are you lookin' at, glasses?

 i had a chicken-fried avocado for lunch at doc's.

 this is a really great shirt that i found at storyville.

 a mural inside home slice pizza, which erin constructed pretty much by herself.

the austin motel.

not on congress, but still. look at that.

austin is very dog-friendly, which means hank gets to come to happy hour, this time at clive.

hank shares a stick with his friends jake and ruby.

jeff had a little dinner table accident at polvos : before (notice the precarious perch)

after. ;(

 hank at the pool.

 hank at brunch at austin java.

 hank on one of his favorite trails.

and finally, hank swimmin'!

are you jelly? i thought you would be. i have a few more pixies right here.

extra special thx to the mooneys for providing such a nice vacation. i'll be back very soon!