Two thumbs up for Fort Worth, TX.  We were in Fort Worth less than a day but would have stayed longer if we had known what a great town it is.  We made it to the Kimbell and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.  We were in luck - the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA is undergoing renovations and lent their impressionist exhibits to the Kimbell and their John Singer Sargent's to the Amon Carter. Together with their own excellent collections, it made for a really great museum day.  A quick peek at some of the our favorite paintings are shown below.

We are now in Austin, a mecca for anyone interested in live music.  We went to a rock and roll club on our first night, found a good Tejano (Tex-Mex) band on night two and tonight, we will try to find a blues venue.  It's monsoon season in Austin but the rains stopped long enough for us to visit the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.  Life is good.

Cattle Drive - Frederic Remington

Woman Standing Holding a Fan - Mary Cassatt

Amy Vanderbilt Sheppard (detail) - John Singer Sargent

Tejano Band at Guero's Taco Bar - Fabulous music, good food and a great people watching spot

Field of Black-eyed Susans, Indian Blankets, etc. at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center