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  • And then there were THREE. Looked out the front window this morning before heading for work, and there were now three (or at least 2 and a half) blooms. I'm sure by tonight that the third one will be fully opened. …
  • What a Surprise! As Gomer Pyle was fond of saying, "Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!" I'm flabergasted! I had no idea I had any yellow lilies planted out front with all those marvelous pink ones, but just as the last p…
  • I always love it when I see odd juxtapositions. Like these two cowboy statues coming out of a small stand of trees . . . right in the middle of downtown Colorado Springs. We have a spot here in Plano, TX that I alwa…
  • While we were in Colorado Springs I found this adorable jeans skort (combination skirt and shorts) for my grand daughter. Those colorful stripes are actually zippers that zip up and down, opening or closing five ple…
  • Here's a shot of the entrance driveway to the hotel we stayed at last week end. I just loved all the purple tulips. There must have been 500 of them. It's a shame that tulips don't come back year after year like daf…
  • So, here we are, just the four of us. Yes . . .the FOUR of us. That's me and our good friends Linda and Butch. And, oh yes, that's Mike's thumb over to the left. I had just said for him to be careful not to get his…
  • Here's what my driveway looked like when I got home from OKC. Plenty of blooms and plenty more to come. Unfortunately, I don't think I can cut any to bring in the house, because each plant has about 20 buds/blooms pe…
  • Here are some more shots from Will Rogers Park in Oklahoma City. I'm posting these to show you that the park was more than JUST roses and iris. There were lots of other blooming things to look at. And it was j…
  • And here are some of my favorite shots from Alice's garden. It's amazing to me how much she has accomplished in just under one year with her garden. She has put in untold number of hours digging, planting, dea…
  • Here's just a sampling of the many many roses we saw at the Rose Gardens in Will Rogers Park in Oklahoma City this past week end. Alice, mom and I had an almost perfect day for strolling through the gardens. It…
  • French Holly Hocks at Will Rogers Park in Oklahoma City Alice and I took mom to Will Rogers Park today to see the Rose Gardens. It was a chance for mom to get outside and There was also an Iris Garden which I think Ali…
  • Have any of you seen God's billboards? I love em! We have them here in Texas, and I'm betting it's not just a local thing. There are any number of messages, and I'm sure I haven't seen them all. Some of the one…
  • They're Here! We were gone just one day, and when we got home we already had FIVE beautiful lilies out front. That's 5 down and 144 to go. Yes, I counted the remaining buds. They are so pretty, I wish they'…

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