We visited the Dallas Arboretum and BotaWe nical Garden today, taking advantage of some free passes provided by Ed (Park Place is a major corporate sponsor). The variety and profusion of flowers and trees and ferns and lawns was amazing. Ken took some great photos--hard to choose which to include. Several are of irises, a special interest because Ken's dad was an iris fancier. The Japanese maple tree with the red and yellow helicopter seeds is just one of the many types of Japanese maples at the arboretum.
We visited Ed and Julie and the kids for one last time before moving on tomorrow. When we arrived some workers were just finishing removing a tree from the front yard--lots of noise and sawdust flying around. When we went inside, Cate told me that she had been watching the tree removal and in the next breath that they were not watching TV this week (so the next best entertainment is looking out the window???).
It was nice to have some bonding time with Cate and Sam and Jesse and time to talk with Ed and Julie. We played Sorry! Sliders (of course) and fixed tacos and ate ice cream. We also got the last bit of our laundry done and showers taken, so we and our clothes are starting the journey tomorrow fresh and clean.
One thing that isn't clean yet is Venture's roof. It's supposed to be cleaned quarterly and is well overdue.
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