Monday Moments at the Dallas Arboretum

It wasn't all pumpkins at  the arboretum.  Plenty  of fall color plants flourished

Monarch migration time. I was happy he posed for me

Purple posies

lush lemon yellow mums

You can't  escape the pumpkins as you round the corner

We  were there almost two hours.  No, we didn't count the  pumpkins.  Maybe next year. 

Happy November!
 

Whatever Wednesday - Pumpkin Palooza

October at the Dallas Arboretum means pumpkins galore

A variety of displays

Plus a special Mundo Mexico theme with sculptures of spirit guides

colorful art to observe and learn

The colors were popping!
 

Whatever Wednesday - Arboretum Sculpture Fun

A  lovely day at the Dallas Arboretum.  It featured some fun sculptures sprinkled throughout.  Here's my new fun friend reading garden poetry. 

And gorgeous blooms

From a distance, he looked real

Licking an ice cream cone.  Fun!

Embrace the glory

This sculpture was huge.  You could see it from various spots in the garden.  I see my future on a park bench!

Cheers all!
 

Finally Friday - Tulip Time

Every year, every spring, I MUST post tulips pictures and more from the Dallas Arboretum.

so glorious.  My friend, Linda  T., and I strolled the grounds, viewed the beauty, enjoyed lunch in the cafe, and embraced nature.  It's a tad early, but still wonderful. 

Pretty planters

Don't look too closely.  We had some CRAZY winds roll through the area, and I could tell that some of the garden areas had been blasted. 

But those striped tulips popped!!

Eye candy,  my friends.  Now, enjoy your weekend.  You,  too, shall have some spring flowers soon

Cheers
 

Whatever Wednesday - More Pumpkins - hey it's fall

Fall at the Dallas Arboretum is absolutely beyond spectacular.   Ray was busy calculating the pumpkin count. Over 500 on one building alone.

Our Texas drought has affected  other areas.  Even the arboretum's flower  color is a tad faded. Still lovely,  but you can only water  so  much.  We  needed rain in  October   (hello climate  issues)

Um, pumpkins  galore

Cue the mums.................oh, yeah!

and a sweet statue finale
 

Whatever Wednesday - Pumpkins and Fall

Has America fallen?   Nah - I doubt it.  We don't know WTF has happened yet.  So let's enjoy the Dallas Arboretum pumpkin fest.  This covers October and  November.   Enjoy!

Misty fern  glen.  Always so pretty

Me with a fake huge armadillo.  No sling.  Week  11  - the shoulder is healing - slowly, but it's all about time.  Many weeks to go

Ray's face at the Pumpkin  Village Saloon - there was no free whiskey offered.  Well,  shucks!

 There were a zillion  pumpkins everywhere.  So amazing and lovely.  As a member, I'll  take  credit!

Frivolous Friday - More Flower Power

Finally Friday.  Are you sick of flowers yet?  Nah...this is good for the soul

New items in their trial gardens. Need some hardy souls for Texas weather

Even the gift shop displays are cute

I had never noticed the tile art before. Had to look down from above and it caught the eye

Slowly some trees are primping. 

Have a great weekend, everyone
 

Monday Moments - Sculptures in the Garden

The Dallas Arboretum is hosting  its spring festival through April. A  featured sculpture, Gary Lee  Price, has his works placed  throughout the grounds.   Amelia Earhart is sunning herself with White Rock Lake in the distance. 

Joan of Arc - always so dramatic

Mother Theresa lounges in the fern dell

Harriet Tubman seeks freedom

And for my trip to PA, I got some advice from old Ben Franklin

The statues add a fun tweak to the garden stroll.  Get out and enjoy!
 

Fabulous Friday Flowers

Spring is popping at the Dallas Arboretum

Even after some wicked windstorms, the flowers prevailed

My friend, Linda, and I enjoyed this Sunday stroll on March 5th. 

Just warms the soul

 Hope your Friday and weekend are fabulous.   (and Happy St. Patrick's Day today!)

Friday Frivolity

There's a weed amongst the lovely flowers at the arboretum. Who is that masked man?  Hey, Ray!

A new sculpture at a water feature - this was a nice find as we rounded a corner on our lovely Sunday stroll

 Last Sunday, the Dallas arboretum hosted Artscape, a juried collection of seventy artist booths. What joy, what fun. And yes, we needed this little stainless steel hummingbird with his glistening green tummy. 

He's now enjoying flight on our patio. 

Hope you've had a good week and are ready for more adventures this weekend. What's in store? I'm ready to discover and/or bask in blue sky joy.