Spring Wild Flowers

Thank You Bill Nye!!

Bill Nye, the science guy, was quoted as saying, "Everyone you will ever meet knows something that you don't."

A Tall Corn Flower Is Ready to Bloom

With that, my brain then ask the question: How many people does a person meet in a lifetime?

There are sophisticated algorithm programs that for better or for worse can answer that question. Although, many of the engineers that input that information are the first to admit that it is almost impossible to come up with an answer that would be fairly close and accurate.Yet, the algorithm produced a number of 10,000.   

So, based on the original statement, the powers of rules and factors that guide algorithms, there are 10,000 more things that I would know today had Bill Nye produced that info in my Weekly Reader way back all to many years ago. A what? some of you are saying. Google it!

This afternoon was an absolute delight at the lake. I sat on a bench at one of the highest elevations  that faced a breeze that was like an early spring day although it was high humidity and dew points. The moisture was streaming up from the Gulf that could be cut with a knife, yet, I was completely comfortable. I'm guessing that there was an outflow boundary of rain cooled air somewhere south and it was coming across the full length of the lake also. Never-the-less, when I did get back into the car, it was an instant reach for the AC knob as I headed toward home. I have always liked lakes in the summer, especially where that cool sea breeze comes a blowing inland. 

The ducks were all sleeping on the grass at Sunset Bay. The three mallards that hang out together were taking flight from under the Mockingbird bridge as I went by. All-in-all, it was a rather light and quiet afternoon before the holiday. 

The fire wheels are bright and beautiful, especially in the areas where the Queen Ann's Lace is bordering the wildflowers plantings in acres of meadows and hillsides.

As Much As I Love the Arboretum, Build Your Garage on Your New Lot!

The City of Dallas wants to cut (and destroy) the fields of Wildflowers at Winfrey Point,White Rock Lake,especially with the Dale Chihuly Exhibit about to open at the Arboretum The first hint of trouble came earlier when parking was allowed at the ball diamonds and a shuttle ran trips from the lot to the arboretum.  Last year,  a lot was used on Gaston Avenue with tour buses running shuttles every 15 minutes. The kicker: Parking at the big lot on the grounds of the Arboretum went up from $7.00 to $10.00 this year and when you park off grounds, the Arboretum looses the parking fees. This year, a new lot across SR78 (Garland Road) opened but now city hall is talking about a garage! A 15-17 million dollar garage.

One of the areas in the background where the city wants to destroy the wildflowers and build a garage or establish parking. Note the local CBS affiliate trucks in the lower right of the sign. Another TV crew was off to the left filming.

The wild flowers are one of the unique things about Texas springs. This is when we really need Lady Bird Johnson, again! 

Absolute Absolutely

An afternoon walk through the tall grasses.

Texas Wildflowers rise above the tall grasses.

It was an absolute that it was a perfect spring afternoon in North Texas,absolutely! Enjoyed an e-mail from an old friend who had just returned from Charleston, South Carolina. It inspired me to get out and take some pictures today.