Dallas Arboretum

Today, after the morning nap and a Texas BBQ lunch, we went to the arboretum. Laurie had seen some photos of their fall decor and wanted to check it out. All I can say is that it far exceeded my expectations. There was a particular area completely decorated with pumpkin and squash, as you can see in these photos. We had a great time just wandering around and taking it all in.



Of course we got lots of photos of Mr. Leondus. He was very cooperative and there are some great shots in this post. Here he poses in the midst of a major pile of the seasonal orbs.



There were so may varieties of pumpkins and squash that it was an interesting time to just try to get acquainted with the possibilities. Leo was fascinated, as you can see.



Bubby looked lovely among all of the orange. She has recently discovered that it is a color she likes.



There was a house whose exterior was completely decorated with pumpkins, and we took several photos of the family groups in front of the structure.



This particular variety of pumpkin is called a peanut-skinned pumpkin, because of the brown lesions on its surface. I thought it was pretty cool.



All of the walkways were lined with pumpkins. Leo cooperated for a little while, but started trying to crawl toward the pumpkins after a few photos.



A nice photo of the Dallas Eves. Leo was getting tired and less inclined to smile at the camera.



This beauty was called a Texas columbine.



I think this plant was a variety of ginger, and the flowers were pretty spectacular. Again I wished I had my big camera.



There were several varieties of plant with interesting colors of berries and seed pods. This one was particularly attractive.



We did find this giant pumpkin sitting on a bench and Leo had a great time standing next to it and trying to eat it.



While we have been here, Bubby has knitted a stocking cap for the entire family. Laurie got a strawberry, Booty got a bell pepper, and of course Leo got a pumpkin in addition to his eggplant.

We finished the day with trips to Barnes and Noble and Walgreens for prints from Laurie's photo archives. After a trip to a local Italian restaurant, we headed home for bedtime.

Buboppy