Friday, December 19, 2008

SkyWatch Friday - Great Sunday Morning


As I opened the curtains to my patio door Sunday morning (12/14/08), I was surprised by the full moon staring right back at me high in the early morning blue sky.
I quickly got my camera and began to snap pictures. What made this so exciting for me was the fact that I had been practically bed ridden for the past 3 or 4 days. I had recently injured the bursa sac on my right knee and was in a splint up to my thigh and hobbling around on crutches.
I suppose I had been down in the dumps, not so much about the injury, but because I could not get outside to tend my garden or just to sit in my garden.
The view from above cheered me right up. Got me outside in no time at all. On crutches I took these awesome photos. The moon shots were what I saw to the south of my house. The clouds were my view when I looked to the north. Vastly different skyscapes from nearly the same area on my property.
What a beautiful heavenly display. For a little while I forgot about the knee and just enjoyed the moment. It was a great way to start my Sunday.






























Thursday, December 18, 2008

TODAY'S FLOWERS - MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM TEXAS


This is my first entry on Today's Flowers. I am an avid gardener and somewhat new to blogging. I am so happy to have found this site. I thoroughly enjoy it.

In celebrating the Christmas Holiday, I would like to share a few photos taken during the season. I hope that you will enjoy them.
Merry Christmas!


I took great pride in decorating my home. Take a look.











Next take a stroll with my Red Hat Society Sassy Sisters through The Gaylord Texan at Grapvine Mills Mall in Grapevine, Tx.

The buffet was delious !



The Texas Santa uses cows to guide his sleigh!


The Sassy Sisters pose with a magician!


Of course a carriage for the Princess !



Back home our Brave Nutcracker guards the doors to ensure a safe & Merry Christmas.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

SkyWatch Friday Nightlights





I was trying to get a moon shot but ended up taking this cool picture of a car speeding down the street at the corner intersection of where I live. I like it !



I did get this beautiful picture of a rainbow letting me know I should keep trying. Keep looking up. There are great shots up there.

My Knockout Roses Collection - Earth Kind Roses


These beautiful roses brought me many days of joy during this past spring and summer. They are Knock Out Roses. Because I so enjoyed these roses, I began to think about planting a rose garden for next spring. During my research I learned that the Knock Out rose is a member of a group of roses called Earth Kind Roses. Earth Kind is an important designation given to select roses by the Texas A&M University Agriculture program. Others include the Marie Daly, The Fairy, Caldwell Pink, and Belinda's Dream , just to name a few. Check out this interesting web site for more information. http://earthkindroses.tamu.edu/EKroses.html






The only thing that I knew about these roses was that they were pretty and easy to grow. Now I've stumbled on to a whole new rose culture.







I am very excited about planning my new rose garden. I can hardly wait to decide which Earth Kind Roses will become my new favorite rose.














If you are interested in learning more about Earth Kind Roses, please go to the following web site.

Happy Gardening !