Lunch yesterday was at La Cocina de Consuelo on Burnett Road. From the picture it looks small, which it is, and like a dive, which it is not. There are only four tables inside, and a few outside the back door. I had the chicken verde enchiladas, which were tasty. The only negative would be that there was not enough green sauce to really give them the kick of full flavor. I've had them here before and never had this problem. At over $9.00 for the full plate, this is no discount place. Consuelo is very proud of her cocina. A quiet place wth good chips and sauce. La cocina is closed on Saturdays.
My run this morning started at the trail on Lady Bird Lake. I was not in a huge hurry, so I carried the camera. Carrie drove the car home when she finished with her run, and I ran home from the trail. It is four miles from the water stop at Auditorium Shores to my house, and I did about 5.5 on the trail, for a total of 9.5 miles.
I have never seen a turle crossing the trail in all the time I've run there. He was not even shy about having his picture taken.
If you have not heard, our 150-year-old Governor's Mansion burned the other night. Arson, they believe. It is on my route from the river back home, and I was able to get close enough to get these shots.
The security guy in back was not real happy about me getting close for the picture below, but I couldn't resist. 
DPS had troopers guarding this place around the clock even before the fire. This raises two thoughts:1. If someone can get past these guys to start a fire, it seems that this was a pretty vulnerable target for any kind of attack.
2. It must be tough to be vigilant night after night when nothing at all happens on your shift.
Complacency and denial set in too easily, and we cannot guard against everything, all the time. Still, I expect them to do their jobs better than that.
I guess this is the biggest act of intentional destruction for destruction's sake in Austin since that nut poisoned Treaty Oak.
7 comments:
Great pics on your blog! Thanks for your comments on mine.
Rebecca
(L.A. Runner)
Hmm. So, Jay, where were you during the early morning hours on Sunday?
you get to go out to lunch everyday? lucky boy!
damn those margarita's look tasty! can i cuss on this thing?
nancois,
Damn right you can.
dpl,
Carrie can be my alibi for the hours in question, and vice versa.
Pretty convenient, huh?
I'm jealous. You're having a way more interesting Summer of Jay than I am (having a Summer of Dina)!
You realize that only marathon runners can eat like that for lunch every day, right? A "regular" person would gain 50 pounds by the end of the summer.
Dave - Oddly enough, that was the first question my mom asked when I called her on her birthday. As if I would ever destroy the former home of Ann Richards...
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