Funny how, when a friend comes to town, you experience your home city with new eyes. So, when my friend Derick came to town, I broke my routine and did something I hadn’t done in a long while.

We hiked up Mount Bonnell, and viewed the Austin skyline.

Then off to Contemporary Austin Laguna Gloria to visit nature and sculptures. And nature through sculptures.

We followed the paths …

And discovered a beautiful mermaid …

solitude,

and a renewed passion for nature.

Oh, and as a friend once told me in Florence, NEVER FORGET TO LOOK UP!