Keep Austin Weird

The Keep Austin Weird fest and 5K was yesterday. The party began at 2 P.M. and the 5K race began at 7 P.M. I decided I would go out and see if I could get some interesting pictures. There was so much going on. Here are a few of the photographs that I took.

Runners of all ages took part in the Keep Austin Weird 5K.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe this was the winner of the race.

People dressed in costumes to show their weirdness.

Two women celebrate in a playful pose after crossing the finish line.

Even Jason Voohries was resurrected to run the race heading South on First Street.

Supergirl and Batgirl joined the festivities.

These are the Mexican split tail bats flying out from under the Congress St. bridge. The Bridge is also named after Ann Richards. 

I may have told this story on one of my other blogs. 

Austin was never on my list of places to see until I read an article in the Times Picayune in 1997, about the bats in Austin. When I arrived in Austin I had forgotten all about it, but then one day while watching the weather the reporter mentioned the movement on the radar was that of the bats. Still it took two or three more years before a friend took me down to see the bats. I was so excited, but I was standing on the bridge and it didn't make for great pictures or video. I knew I needed to stand under the bridge to get some light from the sky. I took that opportunity since I was downtown for the race and to photograph the super moon.

Yesterday was what meteorologists call the super moon. This was the main reason I decided to go downtown, and I got a pretty decent shot.

Thanks for stopping by. Do come back again and remember to keep an open mind.