Hello from the Lone Star State, Day one and two

Ward and I are in Texas on vacation where we are visiting with friends and being tourists. The days have been full, but good. I'll see what I have time to squeeze in here before it's time for bed.

Travel Day and Gardens

Our flight went off without a hitch. We signed up for TSA precheck to hopefully help with the long lines that are forming at airports these days. We didn't have to wait long in our lines, but the regular lines had only a normal wait.

We began our trip with a visit to 
long-time friends, C and M. We had planned to stay with them, but there were some last minute changes, so we stayed at a hotel nearby. Yesterday, we went to the Dallas Arboretum.
It was hard for Ward to get a word in edge-wise as C and I were catching up.

There were a lot of people enjoying the gardens even though it was in the 90s F.

At the gardens, the daffodils were done and the pansies and tulips were almost done blooming. It was interesting to compare that to the almost flowerless Maryland that we left.

This frog fountain was blocked off or I'm sure there would have been people in it to cool off.

Harvest sculpture

Even the tunnel from the parking garage to the gardens was colorful.

After a few hours, the heat was starting to get the best of us, so we headed back to C and M's house for more catching up and a great meal that C prepared.

Today was another busy day of travel and sightseeing as we made our way from Dallas to Houston. Next, time I will share with you what we found along the way.

Until next time...