Since I am still sick and using the energy I do have on working on the house I am reposting a trip to the Ft Worth Water Gardens from this summer w/ a little red showing for Ruby Tuesday
It has fountain gardens "c'mon mom' And kids seem to love Cascading stairs of water and tranquil pools That attract picnickers And birds of many types and colors These guys seem to have the run of the place It is a relaxing spot by the wall of water There is just something restoring in the sound of waterat the beautiful Water Gardens
Hi Marcia (JimG), I am sorry you are sick this week. It isn't any fun being sick except you can relax and nobody is expecting you to do things. I like your Water Gardens, I hadn't heard of them. The squirrel is my favorite and it isn't even red. Dave Letterman could make a joke about him/her. ..
Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons! ************ "Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are." **************
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************ "Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired." - George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this… When you’re going to have a baby, it’s like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It’s all very exciting. After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, “Welcome To Holland”. “Holland?!?” you say, “What do you mean “Holland”??? I signed up for Italy! I’m supposed to be in Italy. All my life I’ve dreamed of going to Italy” But there’s been a change in the flight plan. They’ve landed in Holland and there you must stay. The important thing is that they haven’t taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It’s just a different place. So you must go and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met. It’s just a different place. It’s slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you’ve been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around…and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills…Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts. But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy…and they’re all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say “Yes that’s where I was supposed to go. That’s what I had planned”. And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away…because the loss of that dream is a very significant loss. But…if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn’t get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things…about Holland.
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Who wouldn't love to go there, child OR grown-up? It's beautiful, and your photos and commentary make it alive.
I love waterfalls like this. The precision and engineering that goes into creating some of these are simply awesome.
Hi Marcia (JimG), I am sorry you are sick this week. It isn't any fun being sick except you can relax and nobody is expecting you to do things.
I like your Water Gardens, I hadn't heard of them. The squirrel is my favorite and it isn't even red. Dave Letterman could make a joke about him/her.
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Refreshing and attractive.
nice of you to share this. lovely garden and park and a lovely place you have. have a great day.
this looks like a wonderful place to spend an afternoon.
Hope you feel all better soon.
I love those water shots. How refreshing. Our water won't be moving for a few months, so thanks for the backward glance. Hope you are feeling better.
Marcia: What a neat look at the water garden.
Very nice images. Hope you be out and about soon! :)
Cheers, Klaus
you got some great shots! I love going there, it's so peaceful :)
awesome place! and such great capture!i hope you are feeling better!
fantastic series of shots
and great little touches of red
I love the little boy pushing his own carriage :)
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