Arboretum Day

The previous posting was my first attempt at posting an iPhoto movie to Blogspot. The quality is so much reduced I am not very happy with it, but it was an interesting exercise. Yesterday morning began with a trip to the Corner Bakery Cafe. There are several near here, and the food was very good. Laurie had something called baked French toast (it looked a lot like bread pudding) and all proclaimed it very tasty.

Bubby insisted on a photo with Poppy outside the restaurant, so this is what you get.

We went to the Dallas Arboretum and spring was in full bloom. The tulips were past their peak, but still very beautiful. Lots of colors and varieties as you can see from this photo.

I am sure that I took too many flower photos, but it was fun. This arboretum was very interesting. They encouraged families to lay out a blanket on the lawn and have lunch together. More user friendly than most of these places. People were taking advantage of the lovely morning and the beautiful surroundings.

One of the most interesting aspects of the tulip beds was the color combinations they had planted. We enjoyed the subtle color variations and I took lots of closeup photos (at least as closeup as my camera will allow).

There was a really neat fountain in one section of the arboretum that included four of these water spouting toads. We wondered if visitors took advantage of their cool, but powerful, spray during the summer heat. We did notice that the arboretum hosts a variety of activities through the year including concerts. Most of the acts were names you wouldn't recognize but I did see that Asleep at the Wheel is coming in June. That particular brand of Texas swing is one of Bubby's favorites.

Bubby really liked these flowers, but I am not sure we ever figured out what they are. They were wide open and soaking up the lovely sunshine.

There was a sod house on the site which we thought was an interesting addition. The walls were at least a foot thick and the interior cool. It looked like a better living option than a tent.

Before visiting a monster Joann Fabric store and a huge Mexican market, we had lunch at Spring Creek BBQ restaurant. We all had a brisket sandwich, which you can see Bubby enjoying in this photo. Every few minutes, someone comes around the room and offers hot rolls to all. Of course the hot bread was fantastic. Bubby said she would carry a honey bear with her in future.

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