On the Boardwalk

The Boardwalk at Lake Brenda Mineola, TX about 10 miles from our house.
LOVE the character of the aged wood, great look and feel





Mental note......Great photo location for the future

Jeanne


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Turtle Kisses a Dock and a Wet Dog

Shaun spent his day putting the new decking on the dock.  My brother and his family will be here Saturday and he wants the dock ready so the girls can fish when they get here.  The drought was so bad last year that the pond had gotten really low.  Then we had ALOT of rainfall during construction that caused the pond to be red (imagine that) and murky.  I am happy to say that the water is finally clearing and even though we could sure use some more water, it is looking better.  

Awww, there are two turtles on the log in the water and I do believe they are kissing.  How sweet.... Spring is in the air!!    I had gone out to take a picture of the dock, not zoom in on kissing turtles, sorry you have to squint to see them.  It always surprises me how fast a turtle can move when you are running into the house to get another lense.  

Riker was SO excited to go see what dad was doing down at the dock. Of course no trip near the pond is complete with getting our feet wet {sigh} more dog baths this afternoon....

Here is my pretty guy.  He is such a sweet boy and a good poser.  Annie wanted nothing to do with the camera today. She just gets so excited she can't stand still long enough to have her picture taken.  Then I get the giggles and then....well you can only imagine the results.  Maybe next time.

We are enjoying our beautiful spring and excited we get to share it with family from Arizona soon.  They will be here for a couple weeks,  get ready to see some fun pictures.

Love and miss y'all

Jeanne

It bloomed!

Remember the picture of the ugly little bud I posted last week? Well it bloomed!!! We have had a ton of rain with a couple beautiful sunny days thrown in for good measure. That produced the most amazing blossoms you have ever seen. This is one of my favorite vines because it starts the winter with these ugly little pods, as they warm up the seeds pop (more like shoot) out across the field. Seriously they can shoot as far as 65 feet. It's pretty cool to listen to as well as hear.
Then there are all of these ugly little "buds".........and THEN......this








I think Wisteria is the most amazing plant ever! It is a very aggressive growing vine and if you don't keep on top of it the vine can take over fences, chimneys and trees and pull them down. Most people here hate it, I think it is amazing! It can be trained to form beautiful arches and fence lines provided it is trained and supported.
The property we live on used to be a peach orchard and has been vacant for 20+ years. Wisteria vines can grow as much as 14 feet in a year, so you can only imagine how thick the unkept vines are here. There is one big oak tree that is covered! It is not healthy for the tree but at this point removing it would kill the tree so we just enjoy it the way it is.




The wisteria starting to bloom in the oak tree at our entry




Those are wisteria vines wrapped around the oak, some of the vines are as big around as my arm, stunning!
The vines run down the fence line and in several bushes and trees in the property and I will share more pictures as more of it blooms. You can smell the heavenly fragrance of wisteria when you turn into the drive.
I LOVE spring in Texas!
Come visit us if you can, spring is just starting here and the beauty is just....well.....AMAZING!
Love and miss y'all
Jeanne
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