Scout

Carrie brought her dog "Scout" over today. She had a good time in our yard.

Here she is drinking out of the bird bath.

Goodbye Kay

We found out tonight that our usher for the past five years, Kay,  had passed away in the off season. I was a little concerned when she missed the last few games of last years World Series and another usher had said she was ill. When she wasn't at the home opener Friday or again at the next couple games, I asked the usher if he knew where she was. That's when I learned the bad news.

Above is a photo of Kay at the first ALCS game played in Arlington. Below taking it all in after the Rangers win the 2010 American League Championship a few days later.

One Year Ago

One year ago today my Brother Jim and I landed in Syria. We spent two weeks driving around the country on our own. The "Arab Spring"  had already taken hold in Syria and many had been killed. We had no problem while we were there, but things were starting to get kind of crazy just before we left.

This is a photograph of an oil painting I purchased from a local artist in the "Old City" of Damascus. The Umayyad Mosque, the fourth holiest site in Islam, is prominently featured. We visited this Mosque in the Old City.

Over 10,000 citizens have died in fighting in Syria since we left.

Opening Day

It's Opening Day at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The start of another promising season. It's a beautiful day out here, but after four hours in this sun I will be "toast".

This guy seemed less excited about Opening Day.

Blue Day

The Bluebonnets are looking good this spring. Pictured here are the flowers that come up every year in our front yard.

Green Day

We went for a drive today and I couldn't help but notice how green everything was. With the unseasonably warm weather and the rain everything has started growing. Spring is here! (and it's also St. Patrick's Day).

Dinner with Friends

Today was a day for wildlife, especially birds. In addition to this Blue Jay and Wood Pecker sharing a meal, there were Cardinals (seen eating with a squirrel) and Robins... lots of Robins.