Folks, this is Spring weather in West Texas. The heating of air from the sun & some moisture from the Gulf of Mexico (or Pacific systems) brings...
My dad lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. They are getting a lot of snow right now. I have disliked snow for a long time -...
About 10:00 P.M., the TV people said, a tornado had apparently touched down 4 miles South of my little town. We have a small cellar (I use it to...
My daughter & I got stuck at the orthodontist office in the big city, as a tornado came out of the skies while we were there. We had to sit tight...
Easter Mass was glorious - beautiful music, wonderful atmosphere - truly the Lord's presence was felt by us all! Here is my daughter showing the...
My zinnias always get tall & leggy. I've heard of "pinching" them when shorter to force them to get bushy and not so tall. How exactly does one go...
It is normal for us to have snow in Texas. The northern part of Texas gets snow every year - especially way up in the panhandle. I live on the...
With that front that blew through last Thursday, Friday & Saturday, this is what I found Saturday morning: clear skies, sunshine and a little...
We've been in the 70's & 80's for a few weeks, with the occasional drop. Yesterday, I found these in the yard: [img] [img] [img] [img]...
Thanks, folks. The seal is made of stone. I am trying to recruit the girls to attend Texas Tech for college. It is my alma mater.
My brother, sister-in-law & nieces drove in from the Dallas area this weekend. After church, we took the girls to the campus of TEXAS TECH...
Winter is coming back later next week. Freezes & highs in the 40's. I knew it was too soon to think SPring was here.
eileen, Can you grow black & blue salvia there? It is the deepest blue and attracts hummingbirds bigger 'n Dallas!
Primrose only do well in Winter here in West Texas.
Today is Alamo Heroes Day in Texas. We commemorate the fall of the Alamo, as all the defenders were killed by the Mexican army under Generalisimo...
eileen, Maybe you should whip out the bagpipes & play 'em - that ought to melt the snow, huh?
More signs of Spring in West Texas: Crocus [img] Daffodils [img] [img] Pansies [img] [img] [img] Peach blossoms [img]...
Today, Texas is 173 years old. Celebrate!!
Isn't there some sort of spray you can apply to fruit blossoms to protect them from freezes & get the fruit to produce?
I won't cover any of this tree in case of freeze. It's a small tree & we have a much larger one just a few yards away, which does not bloom early....
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