Wacky Wednesdays

 Now that I am not working at the pantry as many days, I have decided that Wacky Wednesdays needed to be a thing.  I did choose the wrong time of the year for outdoor fun and games but we roll with what we have, right?

The first Wacky Wednesday was taking Daffy to the groomer before Christmas and then heading to Lake Georgetown, a US Army Corp of Engineers reservoir formed on the San Gabriel River.  It was a gray icky day so we sorta walked the perimeter of the parking lot looking for anything, anything to take a picture of.  It was pretty dismal until the dog showed up.

Gloom, despair, and agony on me.  Whoa!  Deep dark 
depression.  Excessive misery.  Whoa! If it weren't for
bad luck I'd have no luck at all.  Whoa!

Welcome to Wacky Woeful Wednesday.  This is the epitome of what the day produced.  The dog was out for a walk with its mom and dad when two ducks floated by and away he went!  Those ducks were his and he was going to take them home for lunch.  Luckily dad had him on a leash so it was Alpo for lunch instead of duck l'orange.  

To counteract the bleakness, I did find one spot of color.  

Not enough, we headed for Chinese food at a local place, Lin's Cafe in Georgetown.  Good enough to go back especially since it is right next to Daffy's groomer, the beloved Miss Mena.

Christmas and New Year holidays consumed Wacky Wednesdays but we were back at it with a visit to Pease Park in Austin.  This park is absolutely the best maintained, clean, safe and beautiful park you could ask for thanks to the Pease Park Conservancy.  The day we visited it was filled with joggers, walkers, dogs, children, and one guy just sitting watching the world on one of the plentiful park benches, and two old ladies ambling down the path to visit a troll.  

Pease Park, Austin's first public park, is named after former governor Elisha Marshall Pease and his wife Lucadia who donated the land in 1875.  

Path from the parking lot.  January 7th, 2026

This is who we were on a quest to visit.  Meet Malin,  This sculpture by Thomas Dambro is a reminder to to share water and resources with animals that share this space on Earth with us.  Dambro and 150 volunteers created this 18 foot tall beautiful lady.  More than 80% of the materials used were recycled, reused or reclaimed materials.  Thomas Dambro has over 100 statues like this throughout the world.  If there is one close to you I highly recommend going to see it.  

Detail of the bowl she is holding

Her most beautiful face

Waiting for rain to fill the bowl.

Details of her emerald necklace

Even trolls enjoy a pedi now and then

As fabulous as she was we headed off to see the Tree House.  Along the way Daffy was "reading email" from all the dogs that had been by before and initialing a few of them.  She was so intrigued she missed at least 6-7 squirrels.


She was not enthused by the 2008 Tree of the year, however.

The middle of the that grid around the diameter
 is where you can climb, sit, or just enjoy being in the forest.

Walking away from the Treehouse, muttering under my breath about being too old to play on such fabulous wonders we saw a wedgie in the park, truly!!  I am of the modern era and whip out my phone to take photos of such scandalous things to share online. 

Whether put here by man or placed between the trunks as the tree was growing by angels, I do not know, but it was interesting nonetheless.   

Within the park are many places that would be prime locations for a graffiti artist to display their talents.  This is one that might appeal for a miniature "work of art", however nowhere, and I mean NOWHERE will you see graffiti, thanks to the Pease Park Conservancy and the visitors that keep the park the beautiful public park it is.

The younger more agile me would have been across these in a heart beat.  Daffy was game but I suggested she didn't need to do it either.  I sure wanted to, sure did.  It does traverse Shoal Creek, hard to see in the picture.

My feet are used to its waters - it ran behind Pat's house and I lived on the street on the other side.  I crossed it every morning to walk to school and her sweet mama would have dry socks waiting for me when needed.  We also caught tadpoles and tried to sell them as kids.  Obviously there was a low volume of demand since neither of us are billionaire tycoons in the fish industry.

Wonder if there are any tadpoles left...I could use some extra travel money.

 A few other shots from around the park.  Love this place and we will return.

Daffy and I are off to see what next will show up on a Wacky Wednesday post.  She hired out as a bus girl at Finley's in Round Rock so she can keep affording to come with us.  Two thumbs up and one toenail up to the Reuban, Patty Melt sandwiches and the pub fries.  Will be back for sure.

 Tips Welcome!