Bombax Tree Update
The last time you saw the bombax tree (“The Bombax Tree, AKA The Shaving Brush Tree,” May 31, 2013), it had bloomed and had very few leaves. Well, time has passed, rain has come, and the tree looks considerably different. So I thought that you needed to see that it...
AJ Earns His Master’s Degree
We had the pleasure on August 3rd of watching our son AJ walk across the stage at Riverbend Center in Austin to receive his Master of Education degree from Concordia University. He earned this degree while teaching elementary physical education for the Dell...
Succulents Instead of Annuals
I have been so frustrated with the drought that this year I decided to use succulents in some places where I might have put annuals. The wind, coupled with the lack of moisture, has made it hard the last few years for bedding plants to make a showing in my yard,...
Mari Goes to Aggieland
Today marks the end of week one after Mari’s trip to Aggieland and the Texas A&M vet school where she received top of the line orthopedic surgery to repair the ACL and meniscus in her one hind leg that was about to go out on her. And this begins week two of our...
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