Early Spring Things

Austin, TX: I went to Austin. It was cold and I got a cold. My intention for the trip, to skate/drink margaritas/wear short sleeve tee shirts, was shipwrecked by sickness and the evil, piercing temperatures. "Unseasonable," locals called it. Still, I was charmed by the city, by its accessible tacos for every meal and the cheerful custom neon announcing every business. People say it's like a  "hotter Portland." I don't know about that. Austin has an altogether different feel. It's rambling, winsome. It reminded me of the plains cities I hung around in my Coloradan youth, where dust was part of the decor and the streets were built wide so the tumbleweeds could roll on through.

The Fredericksburg, TX park—built by Billy & Cathy. 

Me and Amanda at an Austin watering hole. We're cool and we party. 

Dark On Netflix: Crikey! It would be too reductive to call this show the German version of Stranger Things, so I won't.

Snow in the city: I threw out kale seeds and then it snowed over the chartreuse sprouts. Later, the rain melted the blanket of snow away. There were the sprouts! Little fists of defiance pumping up toward the sky.