Thursday morning as we drank the first sips of coffee and wondered if we had Covid, I heard the dog barking at the woods with alarm, and went to see what was up.
I am puzzled by a clause in the sixth paragraph of today's post, which begins with "Tuesday morning." I pasted the fifth paragraph for reference and the first two sentences of the sixth. "Here is the confounding clause: "I headed down into those woods at sunup to see if we could get some. There wasn’t any, or at least not much."
Get some what? I don't see anything in the preceding wording to which "some" could refer. Would you explain what it was you wanted to get? Thanks.
Fifth graph: As I crossed the bridge, I saw a fire burning in one of the camps there in the woods by the river, dark smoke rising up with the office towers of downtown in the background. The company that unironically renamed itself Meta just leased most of one of the new ones, even though few of its employees will ever be required to show up at the office again, other than for the occasional in-person meeting.
Sixth: Tuesday morning there was a dense fog advisory, and the East Austin Street Retriever and I headed down into those woods at sunup to see if we could get some. There wasn’t any, or at least not much.
Thanks! I was pretty sure you weren't wanting to get some office towers or Meta employees, but I was stumped. I enjoy your posts so much. You find so many stories and so much beauty in a part of town that 99% of Austin's residents don't know about or else write off. I love the area east of Pleasant Valley where it crosses the river, although I haven't gone far beyond the bridge, being a 70-year-old woman and cautious about getting myself in a pickle, so I enjoy the East Austin Wilds vicariously via your explorations. Thank you for writing about your wanderings and sharing your photos.
Thank you! I think you would find Roy Guerrero Park a very safe area to explore, and the bird life is amazing. Adjacent to it is Circle Acres, the nature preserve in a former brownfield that has been restored by Ecology Action, a nonprofit on whose Board I sit. There are a bunch of new trails back there off of Grove that are really beautiful.
I am puzzled by a clause in the sixth paragraph of today's post, which begins with "Tuesday morning." I pasted the fifth paragraph for reference and the first two sentences of the sixth. "Here is the confounding clause: "I headed down into those woods at sunup to see if we could get some. There wasn’t any, or at least not much."
Get some what? I don't see anything in the preceding wording to which "some" could refer. Would you explain what it was you wanted to get? Thanks.
Fifth graph: As I crossed the bridge, I saw a fire burning in one of the camps there in the woods by the river, dark smoke rising up with the office towers of downtown in the background. The company that unironically renamed itself Meta just leased most of one of the new ones, even though few of its employees will ever be required to show up at the office again, other than for the occasional in-person meeting.
Sixth: Tuesday morning there was a dense fog advisory, and the East Austin Street Retriever and I headed down into those woods at sunup to see if we could get some. There wasn’t any, or at least not much.
Fog! Sorry if that was too foggily articulated 😶🌫️. Thanks for reading, and letting me know!
Thanks! I was pretty sure you weren't wanting to get some office towers or Meta employees, but I was stumped. I enjoy your posts so much. You find so many stories and so much beauty in a part of town that 99% of Austin's residents don't know about or else write off. I love the area east of Pleasant Valley where it crosses the river, although I haven't gone far beyond the bridge, being a 70-year-old woman and cautious about getting myself in a pickle, so I enjoy the East Austin Wilds vicariously via your explorations. Thank you for writing about your wanderings and sharing your photos.
Thank you! I think you would find Roy Guerrero Park a very safe area to explore, and the bird life is amazing. Adjacent to it is Circle Acres, the nature preserve in a former brownfield that has been restored by Ecology Action, a nonprofit on whose Board I sit. There are a bunch of new trails back there off of Grove that are really beautiful.
Thank you so very much. I think I'll head out there this afternoon, for a place close by with not too many people. Much appreciated!
Another beautifully written post. And your digital images offer another dimension. Thank you.