April 15, 2024 Out in the Garden/yard

Oh My, Rain!

Wow, it finally happened, the rain came.  Yesterday evening as I sat here at my computer, I heard something that sounded odd.  By odd, I mean the sun was out and the clouds in the sky were white and billowy, with no indication of a chance.  I reached over and pulled the blind on the window to the side enough to look out.  Sure enough, there was rain dripping off the roof down on to the air conditioner in front of the window.  It lasted a few seconds, stopped and a few minutes later it started again.  This time it was coming down hard, knocking leaves off the trees and kicking up the dry dust on the ground when it hit.  This lasted about 10 minutes, and then it was over as fast as it came.  During the shower, I ran out on the front porch and placed my pot plants out so they could get washed and a good drink of fresh rain.  Oh, I also did not go out and roll up my car windows!  I let it rain right in, so as not to scare the nice rain away. :)  The leather seats will dry, with the heat and wind that's blowing around here.

The New One

Remember that horrible day when Big Tex went up in smoke?  Well, that scene brought tears to many eyes of the native Texans.  Today, we have what you call an updated Fair Park area.  Have a look around.......
The theme this year is "Passport to Texas".

State Fair of Texas 2015

September is just around the corner and along with it comes the "State Fair of Texas" with our featured member, "BIG TEX".

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This video is from 2012, just to give you some ideas of the fun, food and entertainment to be found there.

We Got It

If you've ever been to the "Lone Star State" then you know how great Texas is!  You name it, and we got it!  There's never a dull moment here in our state and you can find events, rodeos, fishing, caverns, amusement parks, skyscrapers, large cities, small rural towns, and so many more things I don't have time to mention.  Oh yeah, did I mention snakes?
Right now we are in the middle of the summer months and in Texas you know what that means, especially if you've visited during that time or live here.  HOT and DRY!  All this week we are in the 100's and you can see wide cracks in the ground, where there was water all the month of May. What a difference a month makes!  The lakes picked up good levels of water, so the fishermen and boating enthusiasts are having a great summer.
If you come to Texas, be sure to enjoy some BBQ while your here.  That's just one of the good things you'll be able to have memories of, when you return to your home.  TEXAS, a great place to be.

Another Hot One

Here is the beginning of another hot day in Texas.  It's 9:30am and already 83* degrees with clear skies and the humidity 47%.  A 6 mph wind won't help much simply because of the heat.  Hot wind in your face is just as bad as a furnace.
If you look at the ground that was saturated back in May with rain, today it is cracked and dry.  The grass that hasn't been watered, is turning yellow and the leaves are starting to drop from the trees.  It's for certain that August is going to be a hot month, with this week's predictions of 100* degree temps showing throughout.  Here goes the electric bill again this month and I fear it will be higher than last month's.

Peach Trees

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My peach trees made it through the ice and snow recently, so I will have peaches this year, if the wasps and birds leave them alone.  That's the two things that attack these fruit when they start to mature.

It's Spring

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 It's a beautiful spring day, here in Texas as the trend goes.  There was some weather to the north of us, last night, and Moore, Okla., was once again hit by a tornado.  This is the second time and the people were starting to rebuild, what lays again in rubble.  We have cooler temps, with high winds today, but are thankful that is all we got.

1960's Border Protection

border protection in 1960's.

Tyler Roses

Tyler roses are famous.........