tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post2640958926658062432..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: This place, right nowDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-62239090070877168632010-09-16T20:12:55.846-04:002010-09-16T20:12:55.846-04:00South First and its view of the city is part of Ol...South First and its view of the city is part of Old Austin. Even the street, with its dips and rolls, reminds one of the days when the Austin landscape wasn't just bulldozed flat to put in roads and houses.<br /><br />The other Old Austin view (if you have time) is towards the city from the top of the hill where they built Barton Creek Mall. The view was so famous that they even painted a reproduction of it inside the Mall, on the wall facing the city. <br /><br />The view that always made me feel "home" the most, though, was the plane swooping in low over the city when landing at now-closed Mueller Airport (it was the swoopings over the city that led them to move the airport). First dry west Texas flatlands (I was always coming from Albuquerque), then treed Hill Country, then the slow circle in and the sudden dive over familiar buildings and freeways.<br /><br />I hope y'all have enjoyed your time in this place that's been home for me--even when living temporarily elsewhere--for 35 years. Come back when you can.The Opinionated Homeschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998448933609444830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-2447244536709071232010-09-10T10:14:51.528-04:002010-09-10T10:14:51.528-04:00Roy Clark wrote a song called "Right or Left ...Roy Clark wrote a song called "Right or Left at Oak Street" which pretty much describes this feeling, though his indecision was motivated by the desire to escape an unhappy home life.<br /><br />JoelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-49410497104330324152010-09-09T20:02:19.760-04:002010-09-09T20:02:19.760-04:00I've been having similar feelings lately. The ...I've been having similar feelings lately. The MIdwest has had some gorgeous days, cool in the morning, breezy and warm in the afternoon, blue skies, Dali clouds, and a couple times, I've been struck with the awareness that I am here, this place, right now, as you say--and I really do love it.BettyDuffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130418609022759086noreply@blogger.com