The Last to Go for Buckingham

This is immediately behind the former city of Buckingham marker.

Normally the trees marked to be cut is an orange ribbon. Don't know if the pink means the same--however, all the trees are marked with pink so they will probably all go or all remain. Stay tuned for the update.

The thick brush in front of the truck is next to the Walgreen's. To the right goes toward the Kroger store and the gated soccer fields.

The old Texas city of Buckingham was annexed into the city of Richardson more than a few years ago. The area has developed very well. There are a few empty lots left here and there but one large track of 7 acres was spread out between the Walgreen's and the Kroger store and was always interesting to watch red-tailed hawks and a pair of peregrine falcon feed on the pigeons that hang out in the little shopping center around the Kroger store. It also abuts the actual marker that marked the official city of Buckingham before the annexation.

The brush and the trees that were around when the main part of Buckingham existed were always enjoyable for people to walk their dogs and people who liked to watch the animals and birds that existed. Several weeks ago a sign went up that the track was up for sale and it was only a matter of time before the last large track of land with old generation trees existed in the area would go the way that all the other land had meet the same fate at the hands of developers.

Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not a total tree hugger. I understand development. The overall process, when you put the money factor in a separate basket for discussion, actually is what makes a city grow. It is also one of the freedoms we enjoy and  selling land, for what ever reason, is still one of the great freedoms we enjoy in this country. As an urban photographer, it is of interest to me to document what was before no one remembers what was!

There were two surveyors out today marking trees and sticking flags so work will be starting soon. My concern about that is that my shortcut to the pharmacy and the grocery store will be disrupted for about fourteen months, or so.  

Cold on the Way

Fantastic fall day in Dallas today. The sun was bright, the skies were blue and the wind shift from the cold front passage was just a bit cool if you stopped walking or running or biking. But, this weekend will be the running of the Dallas Marathon. Best known in the past as "Running the Rock" or the White Rock Marathon.

 The run will draw it's usual crowd of 26,000 runners plus with the potential to grow the race even more in coming years.

These images actually come from the site of the former City of Buckingham, incorporated 1956 and annexed to the City of Richardson in 1996.

Leaves look like Tulips. Today at the Arboretum, 150,000 tulips were being planted for the spring bloom.

If you are in Texas for the first time, this will  not be the only 5-point star you will see here!

The images are just some of nature' s beauty for now. Colorful views will be coming soon.