A few doors I saw on my urban hike through the grounds of the Austin State Hospital.
Austin State Hospital Doors
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Austin State Hospital
The route for the recent urban hike I was on wound through the grounds of the Austin State Hospital (with permission, of course). The main building dates from 1857.
Austin State Hospital
Austin State Hospital
Austin State Hospital
Austin State Hospital
Austin State Hospital
Austin State Hospital
Hurricane Gate
This looks to me what the eye of a hurricane would look like in metal.
Deep Eddy
Deep Eddy is the oldest swimming pool in Texas. The water comes from a well and is not chlorinated. Water temperature ranges from 65 degrees to 75 degrees. Early in the morning, I saw one man swimming in a wet suit.
There is a mosaic wall.
Deep Eddy Pool
Deep Eddy Pool
But I wasn’t there to swim. I was there with a handful of other artists. I sketched in pencil and the others painted with watercolors. We scattered all around the pool area and went about our business creating art.
From my vantage point, this is what I saw when I sketched.
My sketch doesn’t quite look like the photo. Oh, well.
I purposely left out some items, like the trash can. And people. I don’t know how to sketch people yet. Or trees. Or stairs. Or swim lanes. But I was glad I went and my inner 7-year old artist was really happy.
Montgomery Ward Sewing Machine
Look what I found in the guest room where I stayed with friends: a Montgomery Ward sewing machine. This was one of those instances where I made myself at home: I spent at least 30 minutes moving this sewing machine all over the room trying to get a good photograph. (It wasn’t set up to be used. It was being stored in the extra bedroom.)
I have no idea as to the year it was made. 
Moody, Texas
Moody, Texas
Moody, Texas
I even took some art work from the dining room and turned it around to use as the backdrop because I discovered that the sewing machine and the wall were the same color. (The framed art work was just leaning up against the wall; it wasn’t hung up.)
I don’t know what this knob does.
Moody, Texas
Moody, Texas
Moody, Texas
And, yes, I put everything back in its proper place after finishing the photograph session.
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After the original post, I asked Kay if the machine works. She said it works and she uses it all the time.
