Garden News

My corn really is high as an elephant's eye.

And I decided to do something about part of our weed patch in the front beds. I was drawn into a local nursery and loved all the bright colors. I'm crossing my fingers these are all clay-loving plants.

I Made It...

Greetings from Silverton, Colorado!

Memorial day weekend we were out to Durango

for a little bike race for Ryan. Alyssa and I made it past the

cutoff and over the mountain with the kiddos in the back

showing a little brotherly love.

He did the Durango-Silverton Iron Horse citizens race

(timed only by the individual bikers) in 4 hours and 29 minutes.

Excellent for this flatlander. :-)

He was glad to bike with Ron and glad he made it over the mountain!

We watched Barry in a criterion in downtown Durango on Sunday. These guys are flying.

You can see Barry on the front row at the starting line in a blue jersey.

Someone said this looks like Ryan and me. She looks interested in the criterion.

Sunday night we went out to the Bar-D for the dinner and music. Brae loved the train.

Happy Dance

One more school year is over. I can't believe how fast it has gone. Seems like it shouldn't be summer, yet.
Ryan bikes on Saturday. He's looking forward to it. Says he'll finish in one hour since that's how long each training session has been. We'll post pics of him crossing the finish line.
Summer previews: Peru and the new Harry Potter...
What are your summer plans?

Countdown

I have only 10 more days of work in this school year and only 9 more days when the kids are there. This is my usual yearly countdown.
What do you countdown to?

A Weekend in the Hill Country

Last weekend we went to Fredericksburg, a cute town down in the hill country of Texas. The wildflowers were all blooming, so the drive was fantastic. We met Natalie and Norman and Kristen and Mike down there. It was a great time to go. We stayed at the Cottages on Limestone (really good breakfasts and tasteful cottages) and had a nice weekend.

On Sunday, we even made it out to Enchanted Rock for some hiking

Ryan and I aren't as smart as our friends, so we have the burns to prove it.

Kristen's 30th.

The guys enjoying the birthday party.

Kari & Ryan in front of our Cottage.

Norman, Mike, and a very big gun.

How Big is Too Big?

Driving around looking at houses in Dallas, we came up with a question. How big a house is too big a house? If one had large amounts of money, plenty to go around, how big a house would you want? At what point would your large house make others of humbler means uncomfortable to be in your house? Would that be okay? Is it their problem and not yours? Any thoughts?

Blankets of Blue

On Friday I used to my day off to head out to my garden to weed and kill bugs. Wanted to get some seeds in the ground, but with this cold front coming through here this weekend, that was cancelled until Monday or Tuesday this week. It is down parka cold here this weekend. BRRRRRRR. I think my toes are back to their permafrost stage right now.

Seems strange with it being this cold, but the bluebonnets are blooming. Ken McAdams is here visiting us this weekend. This is him taking pictures of them.

Here are more for those of you missing out on them.