Garcia's Restaurant - Coming Soon!
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One of my wife and I's favorite Mexican Restaurants in San Marcos and Buda, Texas is opening in Kyle.

Scratch that... they are now open. (I took this photo week ago when they were "Coming Soon."

I know... why does Kyle need ANOTHER Mexican restaurant? I don't know.. but I'm glad Garcia's is here.

I think I'll wait a week or two before trying this one out... as going to a place that's just opened is always nerve racking... (as evidenced by their review here)

Garcia's Mexican Restaurant
575 E Ranch Road 150, Kyle, TX 78640
(512) 268-4510

DUCK!
Originally uploaded by seanclaes

This family of metal ducks are hanging out in front of the model Bigelow Homes in the Plum Creek Neighborhood.
Looks like the leader has become the follower

Taraxacum

Make a wish.
Originally uploaded by seanclaes

Sometimes you're taking a photo of something completely different... but then you stop and smell the flowers... and find this.

This dandelion (Taraxacum is the "official name") resides just behind a bank across the street from Lehman High School in East Kyle. I was taking a picture of the Lehman Lobo watertower when I saw this.

I've had a few bad days... so... let's all make a wish and watch the seeds of this dandelion fly away to begin new life.

Serenity Now
Groos St

Timorous
3rd St

Potential Energy
Bebee Rd

Carte Blanche
South Meyer St

Stopped into my new local coffee shop.
It's called The Java Cup.
I chatted it up with the owner, Bill Sinor, for a few minutes and snapped a few photos. I learned the coffee blends were designed by the owner himself.. his own special blends. Nice.

This shop is located in the Plum Creek Neighborhood of Kyle. There used to be a coffee shop here which closed about a year and a half ago... was hoping a new place would come in. He's still building it out (sounded like the entire building will eventually be open as a coffee shop/game room/ event area / live music venue) but the coffee shop area is totally ready.

They get their bagels from Austin's "Wholy Bagels"

 

Mmmmm Flavors.

 

 

The Java Cup
130 Kirkham Circle
Kyle Texas 78640
512.504.3078
http://www.thejavacup.com/

Vlastní Dům
Bebee Rd

It's Su Taco!

The name of this new restaurant in town made me laugh.
Su Taco...

That is all.

Asylum
SETON Hays

Contrast
Corruption
Collision
Coordination
Cooperation
Communion

3rd St, MLK Day

The Narrow Path
Burleson Rd

Trajectory
Dacy Lane

Flea Market

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Originally uploaded by seanclaes

Kyle Flea Market
Old Hwy 81 North
(I-35 Access Road-West)
Kyle, TX 78640

I've not been to this Flea Market for years... but it's open on weekends.
I like the way the building looks, so I wander over there every few months on weekdays to take photos.

Little Miss Sunshine is surrounded by Orbeez

So.. my kids got Little Miss Sunshine in a kids meal recently... and they got this funky Orbeez maker for Christmas. They went a little wild with the Orbeez maker and now we've got like 3,000 of these little water-balls to contend with (anyone remember when these were sold as watering devises for flowers?

Anyhow.. here's what I did with them.

Motley Menagerie

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Originally uploaded by seanclaes

This old-school "Cafe" sign sits atop one of the more colorful homes in Kyle.

Well.. it's a home that's been converted into a restaurant, and it's one of the places in Kyle I enjoy going... The Motley Menagerie Tea House (although I've never had tea there). They've got live music on Friday nights, and some fantastic soups and sandwiches.

Oh.. and the music isn't too loud either. I can take my parents there (and that's a big deal).

602 W. Center Street
http://www.themotleymenagerie.com/
Monday - 10-3
Tuesday - Thursday - 10-6
Fri -10-9 Live Music 7 to 9 with a dinner menu selection
Sat - 10 - 3 Breakfast all day.

NEWS: Breaking Ground on New Kyle Library Thursday!

This shot was taken at the corner of Scott and Meyer Street in central Kyle (just southwest of the downtown square) and it's where a beautiful new Kyle Public Library will be built. This Thursday, January 13, 2011, there will be a groundbreaking ceremony at 1:00p.m.

When built, the address will be 550 Scott Street, Kyle Texas 78640.

If you're in the area Thursday, stop by.

Deconstruction
Dacy Lane

Living Water
Highway 158

God paints the sky so beautifully in the morning. 

Happy Saturday from Kyle, Texas.

Don't dump on us.

On a drain that is located behind HEB Plus! in Kyle, Texas.

The Sweet Smell of Decay
Burleson Rd

Tie-Dye Pancakes in the pan.

I'm always trying something a little different. This time it was tie-dye pancakes. It's pretty easy. You make whatever pancake recipe you like.. box or from scratch. Then... when everything is mixed in and ready to go, get out the food coloring... drop a couple of colors in there, and don't mix it too much (creating the tie-dye look).

The kids like it.. and it makes breakfast that much more interesting.

FYI, we've done it with cookies too.

Happy New Year! Polar Bear Splash @ Kyle Pool

I know... Texas weather. it was in the 60s and the water was in the 50s... but I jumped in. Did you?
This is the 7th Annual Polar Bear Splash at the Kyle Pool in Kyle, Texas.

Yes, that's me. This photo was taken by my wife, Jodie Claes.

Lost Continent
FM 158

The Old West
Burleson Rd.

The
Open
Road

Old Post Rd, Kyle, TX, USA, Earth