Sunday, April 10, 2005

Loving Dallas . . . an increasingly rare experience.

This weekend, I didn't travel far . . . I just spent time in and around my home in Dallas, Texas. I visited the Dallas Farmer's Market, one of my favorite things to do because they have . . .

Cool plants:



Corn husks juxtaposed against a city skyline:



Vegetable sellers who are quite serious:



and colorful trucks!



I also want to write about my house, because I love it so and spent some time this weekend sprucing it up.

I love that every time I come home, two of the sweetest dogs in the world greet me. Sometimes, they peer at me from my second-story porch, poking their noses between the spindles of the porch railing, eagerly anticipating my arrival with noises that sound something like, "She's here! It's about time!." At other times, I can hear them on the other side of the tall wooden gate to the back yard; if I look carefully, I can catch a glimpse of my pups in the little crack between the gate and the fence. Regardless of where my dogs are waiting for me, I always call out to them with, "Hi, sweeties!" It's my way of letting them know I am home. Only sometimes do I think about how it would be nice to repeat the greeting for a man who is waiting for me when I enter my home.

Once I have stepped inside, I revel in the smooth feeling of my wood floor on my bare feet. I love the magically relaxed feeling of my porch. Sometimes I keep flowers alive:



Sometimes I witness spectacular sunsets:



At other times, I see that my dog Kip shares my politics:



Or see Orley and Kip showing off their new collars:



Sunday, April 03, 2005


A hill country tree poem Posted by Hello

Trailer in transition Posted by Hello

Fredericksburg mourns the Pope's death Posted by Hello

Under the Fredericksburg sun Posted by Hello

Saturday, April 02, 2005


Songs and beer fill a Luckenbach Saturday Posted by Hello

Pastoral setting in Glen Rose, Texas Posted by Hello
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