Some Day We'll See Everything

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Street sounds, Austin, Texas, 5/19/22 6:05 PM.

No longer a dark and windy October night but a sunswept May afternoon, I looked again at my reflection and saw at last I was whole. 

Somewhere in the vicinity of 6th and Congress, or thereabouts....

The layers of peeling paint in the last photo tell an intriguing story.

Victoria Phantasmagoria, Out-Of Town Edition

I was very pleased to be in Austin this week. It's the only place I've ever really felt happy. Between the crowds for SXSW and the very fact that the place is purposely arty, it was hard to take many pictures that were satisfactory. It's ironic. There is so much to draw the eye, I couldn't focus on one thing. My usual method of looking for something amongst a lot of nothing did not work here.

Never mind the pictures, though, my companions and I had a lovely time. It was such a relief to feel normal. It was nice to be in a place where people smile.