Sunrise Mother's Day Picnic at Mt. Bonnell

Abby Gail had us up early this morning for my Mother's Day surprise . A walk and breakfast picnic up to the highest point in Austin, stopping along the way to pick up food from Torchy's Tacos-Damn Good Taco's http://torchystacos.com.  Arriving at our destination, we hiked up 100 steps where a hidden treasure, Mt. Bonnell was revealed.   From here you have glimpse of the Colorado River and the enormous buildings of downtown Austin.  While here Abby Gail and I did yoga, the Tree Pose.  After admiring the view, having breakfast and practicing our pose,  we left to venture over to Mayfield Park http://mayfieldpark.org, where peacocks received the visitors.   The preserve is a 21 acre natural area that circles the park with walking trails and wildlife.

Me and Abby Gail practicing the Tree Pose.

Colorado River

Abby Gail and I making our way up the 100 steps to Mt Bonnell.

Abby Gail and I

Breakfast Taco's from Torchy's Tacos-Damn Good Tacos.

Me and Abby Gail practicing our Tree Pose.

View of Downtown Austin

Abby Gail

Me at Mayfield Park practicing my Tree Pose.

Me and Stone

Abby Gail practicing the Crow Pose.

What did you do for your mom for mother's day?

Congress Street Bridge Bats and More

Day two in Austin started with a morning hot yoga class at Black Swan http://www.blackswanyoga.com with daughter Abby Gail.  This was my second time to attend one of their classes.  To bad I do not live here or I would definitely be a regular.  I love this place.  Hungry from our workout, we picked up Stone and went for lunch.  Burrowed beneath the shadows of a tall pecan grove is the Shady Grove http://theshadygrove.com.  We began with margarita's, then ordered the food, which was very satisfying as was the atmosphere.  Full and content, we made our way to Zilker Park where the scenery was amazing.  The park was congested with people walking, running, biking and swimming.  We spent the afternoon hiking, making our way to Barton Springs, and people watching along the way.  After a full afternoon it's time to head over to Live, Love and Paddle for a bat tour, viewing the bats nightly departure.  After meeting our guide and the others in our group, we where on the water paddling our way to Congress Street Bridge.  As the sun went down, the bats slowly at first began to emerge, finally coming out in droves.  It was a wonderful night to be out on the water.  The temperature was warm and the moon was out as we made our way back to the docks, arriving about 10:30 pm.  Heading home we decided we needing something sweet. We stopped at Amy's http://www.amysicecreams.com for ice-cream.  Our day came to and end,  and I'm ready for the next adventure.

Margarita's

Stone and Brenda at Shady Grove

Abby Gail at Shady Grove

Stone's Gulf Coast Fried Shrimp Platter 

Abby's Thai Grilled Chicken Salad

Brenda's Flat Iron Steak Salad

Abby Gail at the Shady Grove

Abby Gail and I at Zilker Park

Stone and I at Zilker Park

Abby, myself and Stone kayaking on Lady Bird Lake heading to Congress Street Bridge for the bats nightly departure.

Amy's Ice-cream

Ready for the Live, Love and Paddle tour.

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What is your favorite thing to do in Austin, Texas?