At the invitation of one of our sponsors, Texas Ponds and Water Features and its owner Matt Boring, the members of the Austin Pond Society and many of the pond owners, who had so graciously put their ponds on this year’s Tour, were entertained to Hamburgers with all of the fixin’s and a goodly supply of beer following everyone’s exertions of the day.
The event was held at a soon to be ‘Cosmic Coffee and Beer Garden’ that is still under construction. There are a couple of food trailers already on the site. The new place will be serving craft coffees and locally made beers and cocktails. The food trucks are Leroy and Lewis BBQ and Lotus Joint- ‘Tacos con Chutney’. Eventually, they will also feature live music. What is interesting about this location is that Matt built a fair sized pond and waterfall as an added attraction. It has a couple of large Koi in it and is surrounded by a whole variety of Cactus in pots. Just a little unusual. Another unique attraction is the main pole that holds up the canvas covers has a face carved out of the top. Someone said it was a replica of Willie Nelson or maybe they were just hoping…Click on any picture and then use the side arrows to move along.
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There were probably around 50 people that showed up and braved the inclement weather spending their time talking about the Tour and the many things that happened along the way.
Below is a small collection of pictures shot at the event.
Finally, somebody had started a raised garden which contained vegetables. Very industrious especially if the added attraction of fresh veggies are included in the food trailer menus.
This sounds pretty good. Not only do you get to tour lovely ponds, BUT there’s also food, drinks, and door prizes! Sign me up.
And good company. It doesn’t get any better… Thanks for the comment.
A club overflowing with enthusiasm! 🙂
Very true. We have around 130 members of which around 30-40 are active every month.
Wow lovely tour : love all the pictures and vegetables 🥒🍅🌶🥔🍠🥕 garden is my favourite: thanks for sharing.
Yes, it was a lot of fun. Only 11 more months to the next one. Thanks for the comment.
Nice
Yes, there were some beautiful ponds on the tour. Thanks for the comment.
Darn. Wish I had seen this before now.
If that is a “Darn” because you missed it, we hold the Tour every year around June 3. If it is for a different reason and you are looking for ideas, you can join the Pond Society ($30.00) as we are always holding events at other people’s ponds.