Papyrus in front of fountain

San Antonio

Cardoon Artichoke Plant

Nicole took us to the San Antonio Botanical Gardens!

Texas State Historical Museum

Nicole took us to Austin to learn about Texas history!!

Daylily

Watson Gardens

Roses, bees

Lots and lots of bees in the backyard...

And an Anole lizard

Double lily

Watson gardens

Houston rainbow

Welcome to Houston!

Baby mockingbird Friday morning on mark and nicole's fence

Hooded Merganser

These ducks were at the pond by Kristopher's apartment.

Wood Ducks

Mallard

Canada Goose

Morning 6:30

This Green Heron was slowly walking in the backyard this morning. Every now and then he would dig in the yard and pull up a frog for breakfast!!

Noonday..

At view from Hickory Grove Park, Cory and I went on a late morning hike.

Evening visitor

This evening a Baltimore Oriole was at the feeder.

Happy Birthday Kristopher!!

Washburn A Mill

Chuck and Kristopher took me to The Muffaletta for Mother's Day brunch. Then we went to the Mill City Museum home of gold medal flour. It was destroyed by a fire(1880- 1991).

Minnehaha Falls

As one sees the Minnehaha
Gleaming, glancing through the branches,
As one hears the Laughing Water
From behind its screen of branches?

.......The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow

Spring bloom

Before we left for Minnesota this lovely tulip caught my eye!!

rose tree

Yellow Warbler

A warbler was in the lilac tree this morning.

White-crowned sparrow

Buttons

Kit's mother.

New beginnings

The blueberry bushes made it throught the first winter in our garden.

Whoops!!!

A robin egg lay in the flower bed today. Was the robin unable to get back to her nest or perhaps the nest was not ready for eggs!!!

Harris Sparrow

Early evening magnolia

Today, mowed the lawn for the first time this year!