March 29, 2011 Spring is here and planting has begun. I've cut, edged and fertilized and plants are growing. It's not perfect, but neither am I. Here's a start to my 2011 Spring Garden. I LOVE PLAYING IN THE DIRT!
03/29/2011
March 29, 2011 Real Estate keeps me challenged. This business is about reacting to your struggles and opportunities so that you can make it to the next day, next month, next quarter, next year, next.... What keeps me in the business is COURAGE. Challenges comes along on a daily basis and it takes
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03/28/2011
March 28, 2011 "Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average." --- excerpts from The Treasury of Quotes by Jim Rohn All photos were produced by Patricia Feager. Copyright 2011 - All Rights Reserved. This content may not be reproduced or reprinted, except for Active Rain Re-bloggi
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03/28/2011
March 28, 2011As this Redbone Coon Dog knows, you can't please everyone. Please listen to Elvis Presley perform, "You Ain't Nothing But a Houndog." In the very end of the tape, he is being attacked by the media for his performance and his parting words were, "You can't please everyone." http://ww
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03/28/2011
On the Topic of Death and Dying March 26, 2011 Not a cheery topic, I know... but I have read several posts over the last few days and months about AR members who are going through a personal loss. I am sure this is not a topic that people want to read, after all, we are conditioned to have a posi
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03/26/2011
March 26, 2011The Texas Bluebonnets are beginning to poke their noses out of the ground. Photos were taken on Friday, March 25. Here's a sample for your enjoyment.Texas BluebonnetLupinus texensis(Fabaceae)A hardy winter annual native to Texas. Adopted as the "State Flower of Texas", this is the m
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03/25/2011
March 26, 2011 While sitting in traffic in Flower Mound off of Spinks Road and 2499 yesterday afternoon, I noticed my surroundings; after all, I had enough time to take up knitting! But I'm not patient enough for doing that, and I felt the need to keep moving. So I parked the car and started walk
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03/25/2011
Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685. His work remains to be one of the greatest Classics ever created. One of my favorites is Prelude (No. 1, from Welltempered Clavichord) "I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed.. equally well." ---Johann Sebast
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03/21/2011
March 20, 2011WisteriaIn Asia, wisteria is an emblem of gentleness and obedience. In Victorian days, it meant, "I cling to thee."The ornate and aromatic Wisteria looks like it is tumbling out of the sky from Heaven.Wisteria bears an abundance of hues that includes lavendar, pale purple, mauve, li
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03/20/2011
March 19, 2011I am enjoying the Muscari, also known as the Grape Hyacinth in my yard in Flower Mound which is located in close proximity to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.The plant grows well at the foot of Post Oak Trees in the corner of my yard where it gets a lot of shade. I began
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03/19/2011