It has been incredibly dry in Spring TX this spring so we have been making a concerted effort to keep our bird bath full as the birds are quite thirsty.  The other morning I noticed a beautiful blue bird land on the bird bath and ran for my camera.  It was the right place at the right time as before I knew it my beautiful blue bird had been joined by 4 friends. I have found that my facebook friends cannot see the slide show.  If you would like to visit the show please visit bird bath time in Spring TX.  I am including one additional picture for those friends. ____________________________________________________________________________________________     04/10/2011

3715 Jewel Point Dr SPRING, TX One owner home right off of Rayford in the Woodlands with a private back yard and great view! 3BR/2+1BA Single Family House $117,000 Year Built 2007 Sq Footage 1,605 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking Unspecified Lot Size 4,676 sqft HOA/Maint $33 per month DescriptionAbsolutely darling 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath with many updaes including oversized tile, laminate hardwood flooring, large covered patio with private backyard, double pane windows, huge walk-in pantry, extra large closet in the master bedroom, computer niche upstairs. Property Features Central A/CCentral heatWalk-in closetTile floorLiving roomBreakfast nookDishwasherStove/OvenLaundry area - insideYard Community Features ClubhouseSwimming pool(s)Playground Other Special Features... 04/03/2011

One of the many things I love about living in Spring TX is the Azela blossoms in the spring! ______________________________________________________________________________________________   03/30/2011

Here are the Before / After pictures of a home that I helped my client buy and then we sold this Spring: Before:   AFTER:   Before:     AFTER:           Before:     AFTER:       Before:       AFTER:               Before:   AFTER:     Before:             AFTER:       03/22/2011

The WORST Irish Accents in the History of Cinema (let the voting begin) Celebuzz says this is the definitive list.  However, you may have your own nominees.  Please tell us who YOU vote for as the winner of the ignominious title "Worst Irish Accents in the History of Cinema."   Tom Cruise, Far And Away Tommy Lee Jones, Blown Away Julia Roberts, Mary Reilly Kevin Spacey, Ordinary Decent Criminal Justin Theroux, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Cameron Diaz, Gangs of New York Gerard Butler, P.S. I Love You Sean Connery, The Untouchables Brad Pitt, The Devil's Own These are so bad it is embarrassing. Who else belongs here? Who is number one?   SOURCE: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/45059411.html  (Check out the clips)   03/17/2011

8 Tips for Adding Curb Appeal and Value to Your Home Here are eight ways to help your home put its best face forward. Next: Tip #1: Wash your house's face Tip #1: Wash your house's face Before you scrape any paint or plant more azaleas, wash the dirt, mildew, and general grunge off the outside of your house. REALTORS® say washing a house can add $10,000 to $15,000 to the sale prices of some houses. A bucket of soapy water and a long-handled, soft-bristled brush can remove the dust and dirt that have splashed onto your wood, vinyl, metal, stucco, brick, and fiber cement siding. Power washers (rental: $75 per day) can reveal the true color of your flagstone walkways.Wash your windows inside and out, swipe cobwebs from eaves, and hose down downspouts. Don't forget your garage door, which ... 03/13/2011

Coping With The Unspeakable. My husband and I love music of all kinds.  We love to sing and we play several instruments (some less well than others.)  There is something about music that charms us, soothes us, inspires us.  And we find ourselves constantly circling around music. Some years ago, when my husband was learning to play the bagpipe, we acquired a taste for Scottish and Irish things. One day, while doing a little research trying to find authentic Irish and Scottish music, we came across an interesting cassette tape (anyone remember THAT technology?  It followed 8-tracks).  The cassette we found was of immediate interest to us.  It was quite charming in its earnestness, and its particularly quaint folk style.  That CD was by the Grehan Sisters.   We were instantly charmed.   In... 03/13/2011

The Wearing of The Green, and the Living Out the Green – a tale by GreenECO Builders and its homebuyer club, GreenSTART Home Club. (Katy, Cypress, Spring, Houston, Dickinson, Rosenberg, Bacliff, Texas)   "The Wearing of the Green" is Irish street ballad dating back to the repression around the time of the Irish Rebellion (1798).   Wearing a shamrock  on your hat was a sign of rebellion and green was the colour of the Society of the United Irishmen (a revolutionary organization).       Well, that has ZERO to do with being a green builder, but we thought you might enjoy the song.   Enjoy the tune, while you read about the green features on new homes by GreenECO Builders.   They have nothing to do with each other – but the color “green.”  Don’t try to make it into a morality story or a cau... 03/12/2011

I have always attributed the signs of spring to foliage.  The foliage depends on what area of the country we are living in.  In Colorado I was just just glad to see green. In North Carolina it was all those pretty spring flowers. Growing up in Kansas it was seeing daffodils come peeking through the winter landscape. I now have a new compass to go by and it is the Bradford Pear trees in the middle of our cul-de-sac. When they start getting those beautiful white blooms I know that Spring in Spring TX is right around the corner. I must admit I do miss those daffodils but here in Spring TX our land is too warm and the only way you can have daffodils is to plant them every year. (Since that does not happen I rarely get to see daffodils except at the grocery store or in pictures.) I love Spri... 03/11/2011

  The Spring Real Estate market had an active February 2011.  We had over 150 Spring MLS recorded property sales and an average market time of 193 days for those sales with the shortest market time being on single family homes.  For more information please contact your Spring Realtor. Spring ACTIVE Property Type # of Active Properties Average Active List Price Average Active  CDOM Single Family 1740 $218,139 174 Townhome/Condo 30 $116,905 212 Lots / Land 613 $135,146 493 Multi Family 1 $99,900 443 Homes w/Acreage 7 $11,98,766 676 Midrise/Highrise 0 0 0         SOLD Property Type # of Sales Average List Price Average Sales Price Average SP/LP% Average CDOM Single Family 154 $180,003 $172,572 96% 122 Townhome/Condo 2 $103,975 $97,500 93% 112 Lots / Land 8 $66,138 $58,613 83% 346 Multi Fa... 03/02/2011

New Homes with Down Payment Assistance, TX Vet VLB Veterans Land Board, Closing Cost Assistance and Mortgage Credit Certificates, in Spring, Texas at Cypress Trace (from the $130's) Cypress Trace (From the $130's) ideally located on Louetta between Interstate 45 and Highway 249 in the highly acclaimed Klein Independent School District. Down Payment Assistance Programs Mortgage Credit Certificates TX Vet, VLB, Veterans Land Board Closing Cost Assistance Credit Help     Public Schools (Klein ISD)Benfer Elementary (832) 484-6000Strack Middle School (832) 249-5400Klein Collins High School (281) 237-7800Klein I.S.D. (Main) (832) 249-4000 Homeowner's AssociationPMG Houston (713) 329-710011000 Corporate Centre Dr.,Suite 150Houston, Texas 77041 Dues: $397 a yr. Utility ServicesDirect Energy (El... 02/27/2011

WindRose The Master Planned Community of WindRose is located in northern Harris County in Spring TX.  WindRose is beautiful development that includes 1121 acres of heavily treed land and has around 2,000 homes. Residents of WindRose have access to a variety of amenities. WindRose Golf Club features a championship 18 hole golf course winding through the neighborhoods, Village Green with community club and meeting houses. A Junior Olympic pool and additional neighborhood pool. On-site elementary school Tennis courts Volleyball court Soccer field Playgrounds Walking trails Catch & Release lake And Much Much More...... If  you are looking for your first WindRose Home or sell your WindRose Home home give us a call 281-804-2291. Homes For Sale in WindRose range from the low $200s to the mid ... 02/18/2011

Buying a home from the $130's?   Register at Cypress Trace in Spring, Tx  March 5 or 6th  to WIN an apple IPad. (also in Cypress, Spring, Dickinson, Katy, Sugar Land-Rosenberg, Houston, Texas) but REMEMBER you have to say that GreenSTART Home Club sent you! GreenSTART Home Club is GreenECO's Home Buyer Club - down payment assistance programs, first time homebuyer programs, and other special programs GreenEco Builders, L.L.C., Houston's fastest growing green home builder, announces its expansion and simultaneous grand opening at 8 new model home parks.  Register in any of 10 communities   GRAND OPENING SHOWCASE: eight new model parks Saturday and Sunday March 5 and 6, 2011 from  noon until 6:00 p.m.   The public is invited to view attractive model homes priced from the $100,000 's to $20... 02/14/2011

Like the rest of the country we are experiencing freezing temperatures in Spring TX.  I was opening a home for a buyer to take some measurements this afternoon and drove by this fountain on the way to the home. This is Spring TX we are not supposed to be having freezing temperatures.  My client is moving here from Alaska and she was telling me how cold she thought it was.  That made me feel better as having moved here from Colorado I was thinking I had become a wimp. Our cold is a wet cold that gets you to the bone. I have a new Sanyo dual camera and I thought I took lots of pictures and just one video.  For whatever reason the pictures did not turn out but the video did.  It is a short video and a bit choppy but it does give you the feel of the icicle fountain. ________________________... 02/10/2011

Memorial Chase Homes Located in Spring Texas the well established subdivision of Memorial Chase offers tree lined street living just outside of the City of Houston.  Homes in Memorial Chase range from the low 90s to the 150s.   There are always great opportunities available.  If you are looking for your first home, last home or rental property you are sure to find it in Memorial Chase .  Memorial Chase Subdivision, Memorial Chase Realtor, Memorial Chase Real estate agent, Memorial Chase Real Estate, Memorial Chase Homes for sale, Memorial Chase Homes REALTOR®, CRS,Green, GRI, SFR www.LeslieDWilson.com Leslie@LeslieDWilson.com Direct: 281-804-2291 Texas Pride Realty Leslie D Wilson is a licensed Real Estate Agent in the state of Texas. With CRS, GRI, GREEN & SFR designations he speciali... 02/08/2011

Located in Spring Texas, Gleannloch Farms is a master planned communitywith homes ranging from the low $100s to the multi millions. The Amenities at Gleannloch Farmsinclude an aquatic complex, state of the art fitness center, hiking and biking trails, equestrian center, 3 baseball fields, 2 soccer fields, 4 lighted tennis courts, a 6 lane competition pool and the Gleannloch Pines championship golf course. Gleannloch Farms is located in the Kein Independent School District. Klein ISDis highly acclaimed and is a fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools All homes in Gleannloch Farmsare wired with advanced home wiring systems for telephone and cable capable of receiving up to 4 separate phone/data lines per outlet, as well as pre-w... 02/05/2011

Crape Myrtle murder has started early in Spring-Tomball-Magnolia TX this year. I have been driving around watching the landscapers out pruning for the last few weeks. The sad thing is that there’s absolutely no reason to scalp murder a tree the way they do. I expect many of you have heard the story of Grandma’s roast. It seems Grandma cut the end of the roast off, so Mom cut the end of her roast off and so on. Finally someone got around to asking Grandma why she cut the roast off and her answer was so it could fit in the pan. To me that’s a good analogy of the crape myrtle murder that goes on in our area. From everything I have read and actual experience I cannot see that it does any good to the Crape Myrtle tree. I made the small video above showing exactly what I’m talking about. We ... 02/04/2011

Last year the Houston Chronicle had a great article about plant survival in freezing temperatures. Since it is almost February I was thinking I was going to get away without having to post about this but it is not to be; we are looking to have several days of frigid temperatures starting today (lows in the low to mid 20's).  Here in Houston we rarely have frigid temperatures and for sure not several days in a row.  I love all the tropical plants that I'm able to grow in Spring and by using what they said I saved my plants last year and plan to again this year.  This year I also have a winter garden going and I sure don't want to lose my lettuce.After reading the article I realized that I've not been going at this correctly. What you want to do is mulch, water and cover. If it has not ra... 02/01/2011

Lakes of Cypress Forest Come back to nature at the Lakes of Cypress Forest. Located just 1 mile west on Cypresswood from interstate 45 in Spring Texas. The Lakes of Cypress Forest is a gated community with homes raging from the $300K to over 600K. The Lakes of Cypress Forest offers green belts, community pool and is just minutes from Houston Intercontental airport and The Woodlands. Don't miss the opportunity to live in the Lakes of Cypress Forest. Lakes of Cypress Forest Homes For Sale, Lakes of Cypress Forest Realtor, Lakes of cypress Forest Real estate Leslie D Wilson REALTOR®, CRS,Green, GRI, SFR www.LeslieDWilson.com Leslie@LeslieDWilson.com Direct: 281-804-2291 Texas Pride Realty Leslie D Wilson is a licensed Real Estate Agent in the state of Texas. With CRS, GRI, GREEN & SFR des... 01/31/2011

You don’t have to go to Baskin Robbins or The Marble Slab to get The INSIDE SCOOP on FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAMS (down payment assistance, etc) - (What are they? How do I get them?)  - PART 1: The Basics for getting down payment assistance, closing cost assistance, monthly/annual assistance on new homes in Katy, Cypress, Spring, Dickinson, Rosenberg, Houston, Tx. If you have you been asking yourself “What are first time homebuyer programs?  What are down payment assistance programs?”  “How do I get a special program for first time homebuyers?“  “Can I get down payment assistance or other special programs on a purchase of a new home?”   Then here are the basics 1)    What are these special first time programs that people are talking about? When someone wants to know about first time ho... 01/29/2011