Saturday at the Lake.

Got up early this morning and called Ced to jump start some needed repairs on the boat. The boat doesn't belong to me, but lives in my backyard, so I'm kinda First Mate. After four hours of holding the flashlight and saying, "yep that looks good to me..." we were off to Lake Austin. This "lake" is actually part of the Colorado River that cuts directly through downtown Austin. Known as Lake Travis further west of town, it becomes Lake Austin after a large dam. Winding through some amazing landscapes and gigantic houses to another dam, next to the famed Hula Hut, the body of water turns into Town Lake or Lady Bird Lake as it was renamed recently after the death of Lady Bird Johnson. Lake Austin is controlled by the release of water at the first dam so the water level doesn't fluctuate, making for safe and easy boating. Town lake is restricted to non-motorized crafts, so there are lots of canoes, kayaks, and sculls. Town Lake is what you would see in front of the skyline if looking at a brochure of Austin. This is really one of the great things about Austin (and yes, there's a long list). I did many canon balls and had many beers (soooo good when it touches the lips), hit Rudy's for some much needed BBQ, and pried myself off the couch to keep up the blog. 

Happy to be working tomorrow, Monday, and hopeful for more work this week. I still have to dig a rather large hole in the front yard to fix the sprinkler system and may do some additional exterior work this week, if the temperatures can hold it for a while.