Then your face will surely show it

As Amanda mentioned, we're in the process of finding a new Laughing Place.  This is where we'll be spending our next few Zippadee-doo-dah days.

It's not exactly a briar patch. It has some down sides and we're going to miss our Austin friends, but we're excited for something new.

Above is our new building and below is our back-yard.

A short walk from there takes us across this bridge.

There, we find this really neat playground. I wanted to climb in the rocket-ship, but since I don't have the kids with me, I knew I'd get strange looks and restrained myself.

The apartments are close to campus.  It's really nice to be somewhere with real grass again.  Oh, and mountains.  I've sure missed those guys.  It's a bit odd though.  The mountains are to the West and water flows to the East.  It throws my sense of direction out-of-whack.

Just past campus is the main public library.  They have trees growing inside.  It's a neat place.  It's built over the creek and has all sorts of artwork and other neat things.

Here's the library from the outside. 

After visiting the library, I wandered up to Pearl Street: the city-center of sorts.  Part of the street is pedestrian only.  This little boy was doing magic and seemed to be doing well-enough for himself while the ladies behind played music.

This guy played piano quite impressively.  I enjoyed listening while I waited for the lights to turn green.

There were a lot neat shops and things to see.  I really wished my family were there with me to enjoy them.  Then everything would be satisfactual.

We'll miss Austin, but I think we'll also like it here.