Always enthusiastic public servants, the beans stand watch while a citizen removes some debris someone left planted in the public right of way

The beans slipped easily through the gates of the State Capitol

The beans got a little dizzy peering up at the dome from within

The beans found a nice place for a nap on some monument just outside the Capitol doors

Zilker park is a kite flying paradise in the spring

One of many happy kites aloft that day

Everything you ever wanted to know about Barton Springs pool

A natural treasure that is enjoyed by man and vegetable alike

But what happened to the diving boards???

The three philosophers playing "pass the beans"

The beans caught a ride on Stevie Ray's Strat'

Beans relax on the grass of Auditorium Shores and admire the Austin skyline across Town Lake

The beans wonder why the Louisiana State capitol building is in Texas

From this angle, it looks like an owl. Silly beans, it's the UT tower!

The beans cheered the 'horns baseball squad all their way to their eventual 2005 national championship

Meanwhile, members of the animal kingdom Larry and Boyd got enlisted to flip the K's for a few games

The Pennybacker bridge spans clear across Lake Austin

Our home base in Austin from above (my old Suburban's visible in back)

Finally, someone shows up to take away junk instead of leave it!

The neighboring building got the dumpster treatment also

In addition to garbage collection, we also get to watch folks wait for the bus

My Dad's pickup after the big hailstorm rendered it polka-dotted

Nature's version of a faux finish

The 'bu wagon proved just the right size to retrieve four solar panels from the freight depot

George's ole' blue Suburban came in handy in getting the panels onto the roof

We arranged the four 175 Watt solar panels to avoid being shadowed by the various protruburances

Outback MX-60 solar charge controller mounted neatly in the bay with our inverter

Handy digital readout shows just under 500 Watts being produced out of thin air. Hooray, we're off the grid!

Ugly blackness collects in the ceiling carpet wherever air gets channeled through

A few more cans of spray foam should help

We drilled holes from the outside and sprayed in tons of foam to seal the entire top of the rear cap, then set off for a test drive to Corpus.