you're gonna hear me roar

or yawn... one of those.

no need to stop...

neylandville doesn't have a stop sign.... or a walmart...

checking in...

from a fall colored tree-lined street in Commerce... =)

tourist attractions

a fun travel destination for the summer... the view from the top is spectacular!

on the back porch

a mystery seed planted in the spring bloomed into a beautiful red Texas Star flower =)

a new box

you don't know how happy i am right now!

do you see this big box!

it's a big box!

one more

a few more sunflowers...

mammoth sunflowers

rainy days

we had a nice rain storm move thru the area tonight - bringing some much needed water for the plants!

got my eye on you

happy weekend all!

marathon tattoo

the 26.2 marathon tattoo i got for finishing the Marine Corps Marathon 2012!

budding flowers

so close, but still not open... the yellow is showing now =)

family

my grandma (dad's mom) and my mom =)

backyard update

i'll have updated sunflower pics later this weekend =)

harbor at rockwall

every thursday during the summer, they have a free concert at the Rockwall harbor.  it's a great place to catch a beautiful sunset too!

in the backyard

sorry for the lapse in posting, but i've been busy working in the backyard =)  and trying to spend less time on the computer too...

i've got some 'before and after' photos of the sunflowers planted near the back fence and shed -- but still no flowers yet. i think they've started, but no yellow growth. but soon =)

i'm also posting a barrel full of petunias planted in an old jack daniel's whiskey half-barrel. the miracle grow potting soil seems to have worked really well on them...

finally, yesterday morning i found hundreds of little mushrooms growing in the backyard... after the sun came up, they all completely disappeared... and i've included a photo of one...

i'll try to be more timely with my posting going forward... =)  hope everyone had a great weekend!

gold

marigold, that is!

back porch

today's project was to find some cheap Texas license plates at Canton to make a 'skirt' around the back porch to hide the ugliness underneath =)

the reflective material makes it seem like the porch is lit from below...

and the in the day it's a little much, but better than before.

 we'll have to do a Texas theme on the porch now.

nuts?

i'm here for food... hand it over.

garden critter

it's all good til they start eating leaves....

before and after

the backyard

'shroom in the yard

reminds me of a sunny side up egg... i must be hungry =)

flowers

the bees were too busy with the flowers to bother with me taking their picture =)

pathways

got some work done in the yard today - the weather was beautiful!  got a new picnic table too and put it together! =)

skyscraper

happy weekend !

craziness

thoughts and prayers to the family of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife tonight - they were both found gunned down in their home. this following the murder in broad daylight of the assistant district attorney Hasse back in January while walking to work near the courthouse.

It feels like the wild west, like it's better to not answer the door at home. in the daylight or night, it doesn't matter. crazy.

life's rough

hump day's over, it's all downhill from here!

view from the back porch

the flowers in the backyard made it thru the freeze last night... but the bell peppers and jalapenos didn't.  i'll have to get some more now that the last cold snap should be over with! =)

spring moon

it's almost a full moon out tonight! =)

rock n roll

i finished my 4th half marathon (13.1 miles) in 2 hours 38 minutes today  - not my best time, but not my worst either... i had to stop and use a port-a-potty during the race, that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it!

i finished at least... there is that! =)

and then, there's the bling!

spring rains

i know everything is better in moderation... but the rain might be an exception for north Texas; we need a lot. The lakes are disappearing.

otherwise, a little bit goes a long way... happy monday!

st paddy's day

happy st patrick's day to all! hope you find your lucky clover =)

happy bday to my uncle Darrell and my cousin Sissy ~ i'll drink some green beer to celebrate =)