| A. Dillard's Mountain Laurel + |
Our neighbor's Mountain Laurel
tree in FULL bloom along with a few plants in her front garden in mid
March 2012. |
| Cedar Hill State Park | 1826 acres near Joe Pool Lake. Includes many early farm implements and farm buldings and houses with a working windmill. -- http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/cedar_hill/ |
| Chandor Gardens Weatherford,Texas |
3.5 acres of elegant formal English gardens located just 25 miles west of Fort Worth. -- http://www.ci.weatherford.tx.us/index.aspx?nid=170 |
| Clark Gardens Botanical Park Mineral Wells, Texas |
35 acres of beautiful flowers,
meandering pathways, waterfalls and assorted wildlife on ribbons of
color and fragrance. Beautiful place to spend the day. Check out the
miniature trains !!! http://www.clarkgardens.org |
| Dallas Arboretum | 66 acre garden on White Rock Lake with two historical estates on property -- http://www.dallasarboretum.org/ |
| Chihuly Exhibit - Dallas Arboretum |
You must plan to go see this! Photos as they were setting up 2 weeks before exhibit starts. Put on your calendar. More info at http://www.dallasarboretum.org/chihuly/index.htm |
| Farmers Branch Historical Park | Nice park with MANY roses and historical buildings -- http://www.ci.farmers-branch.tx.us/play/parks-recreation |
| Ft Worth Botanic Garden | 109 acres in the Ft Worth Cultural District with a large conservatory -- http://fwbg.org/ |
| Ft Worth Japanese Garden | Our FAVORITE piece of earth, it is beautiful to sit and listen to the garden -- http://fwbg.org/gardens/japanese/ |
| Ft Worth Log Cabin Village | Ft Worth's Living History Museum with many early Texas settlers log cabins and accessory buildings -- http://www.logcabinvillage.org/ |
| Ft Worth Nature Center | One of the LARGEST city-owned nature center in the US with 3621 acres in downtown Ft Worth. MANY trails and vistas from the caprock walk -- http://www.fwnaturecenter.org/ |
| Ft Worth Water Gardens |
The Forth Worth Water Gardens in downtown Ft Worth attact many people. Revisit if you haven't been here in awhile. http://www.yelp.com/biz/fort-worth-water-gardens-fort-worth |
| Irving Centennial Park | Celebrates Irving's first 100 years -- http://www.ci.irving.tx.us/parks-and-recreation/facilities/centennial-park.asp |
| Lizards from everywhere . . . |
Collection of lizard pics - all
different kinds from all gardens for the Lizard Lovers among us,
whoever you are {grin} |
| Old Rusty Iron |
For those who enjoy old rusty
iron implements of days gone by . . . found on our excursions from
various places |
| Panoramic Scenery |
Multiple pictures combined to form a panoramic wide angle view. |
| Teddy Bear Park, Dallas | Probably least known beautiful park in Dallas with stone teddy bears, a waterfall and a walkway to enter the park. -- http://www.yelp.com/biz/lakeside-park-dallas |