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.
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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.
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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!