March 9, 2008
This weekends day trip took us to the Dallas Arboretum and then on to a birthday party for Great Grandson, Leyton.
We took Granddaughter, Lily with us to the Dallas Blooms at the arboretum. This 6-week festival is the largest outdoor floral festival in the Southwest. There are over 450,000 spring-blooming bulbs, including tulips, daffodils, dutch iris and hyacinth. Along with these are l00,000 pansies, violas and poppies. The finale of the spring celebration will be the 3,000 azaleas located throughout the gardens.
Other events to be seen is the DeGolyer Home. The 21,000 square-foot home was built in 1940 for petroleum geologist Everette L. DeGolyer and his wife, Nell. Mr. DeGolyer pioneered new methods of locating petroleum. His library held 15,000 books and is a featured attraction. (Lily said she could stay there forever.)
For the kids there are minature buildings of different kinds, such as a church, school, cabins, sod house, a covered wagon and a Native American tepee. There are wagon rides, a Lil' Britches Rodeo, and music just to name a few.
Go online, check out the various events coming up in the Spring, Summer, and Fall and take time to enjoy the beauty around you.
After the arboretum we dropped Lily back at home and headed to the birthday party. Leyton turned two years old so we were there to wish him a Happy Birthday and join in the festivities before returning home for a much needed rest after a very long day.
Till next time.
Joyce & Jerry
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Isn't it fun to see what's in our backyards? It almost gets addictive.
Jerald and Carolyn
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