The Day after St. Patrick's Day 2010

The day after St. Patrick's Day is a beautiful spring day.  I went out with my camera to take some pictures.  Over the next few weeks I will be documenting the growth of the bluebonnets on the property.

 This is some of the bluebonnets poking thru the leaves.

The quality of the light at about 6:15 pm today was amazing, as you can see in this picture off my deck.

This was taken in the back yard toward the end of the lake.

The Azaleas are coming into bloom.

The Camillas are just starting to bloom.

In other words, Spring has truly sprung in

Porter, TX.

Spring Forward!

Tonight is the night we lose an hour. (Spring Forward) It means Spring is here.  My son, William and I drove to Galveston today.  It was a gorgeous day.  We walked on the beach.

We walked down a jetty.

We went to Moody Gardens.  We took a trip on the Colonel.

 We looked at the exhibits.  And William went Ice Skating on the outdoor rink in March in Texas on the coast.

We saw the penguins and the fish.

Here is a Tom watching TV with Taco in his lap.  He is watching hunting and fishing shows.

Spring -- A Very Long Time Coming.

I was in the grocery store today.  In the floral section, there were hyacinths.  The smell was heavenly.  I am so looking forward to Spring.  The weather here in Texas has be unusually cool for this time of year.  I am looking forward to Dogwoods, Redbuds, Bluebonnets, and SUNSHINE.  It can not come too soon.
 

The Ongoing Saga of Taco and Buddy

This is a picture of Taco and Buddy.  I am on my computer reading email.  The are watching me read my email and work on Farmville.  They finally got bored and went to sleep.  I am posting this and them I am going to take a Sunday afternoon nap.  Sunday naps are the best naps.

 

February 2010

The month of February is a big month for me and mine. Let see, there is Valentines Day, My Birthday, two of my three sisters birthday, and Tom and my Anniversary.

This weekend my three sisters, my mother, and I celebrated the birthdays.  We went out to a couple of meals and we shopped.

Here are couple of pictures I took this weekend.

 

This is the shared birthday cake.  As you can see there are only three candles.  Between the three of us we would have needed 170 candles.  We could not afford the fire permit.

 
 

This is (l to r) Mary the youngest, Linda, the 2nd youngest and Debbie the sister that doesn't have a birthday until October.  (another reason to have a weekend). I took the picture at the Texas Roadhouse were we had steaks on Saturday afternoon.  We were stuffed. 

Buddy and Taco

 

Buddy and Taco asleep on the couch.