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Lapping the Capitol again
For the first time since the heart procedures and blood-thinner incident, Nora and I lapped the Capitol.
Not long ago, that would have counted as our shortest weekend walk. Nowadays, it’s the longest.
The cloud cover kept the morning heat down, but supplemented the humidity.
Perhaps because of the weather, the Sunday streets looked emptier than I remember.
Perhaps for the same reason, the street people appeared more desperate.
Hackberries have joined ornamental and fruit trees among the desiccated.
The Capitol grounds gleam, jade-like. From where does the State of Texas derive its water? City of Austin? At what rate?
Not that I begrudge the Capitol’s gorgeous grounds. The shady oasis serves as one of our city’s parkland gems, underutilized, I suspect, by locals.
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By Austin
July 23, 2009 12:20 PM | Link to this
It looks pretty, yes, but is actually covered in sharp sticks and ***** plants :( Might seem like a nice place to sit a spell, or even walk around barefoot, but those who try once will never try again. And might need a band-aid.