Kennisons' Meeting Place

I came out to my desk yesterday morning and saw the sunlight was just beginning to reach the birdfeeders.  Our usual group of perching birds was busy getting their breakfast.  I reached for my new camera that I left on the desk the night before and snapped these shots in about ten minutes, sitting in my office chair through the plate glass.  There is a new album added to my Picasa Web Albums.  I have been evaluating and testing the Nikon Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras for the last 12 months.  I concluded that the one I wanted is the D90 with a lens that costs as much as the camera body.  This is the 18 to 200 lens that lets you do wide angle as well as telephoto shots without ever having to change lenses.  I decided to sell the Miata to pay for the camera so I posted the car on Craigs list.  I didn't have a call on the car for three weeks, but I went ahead and bought the camera last Friday afternoon.  Friday night at about 10:00 I got my first email response the ad.  The young ...

My dogwoods are looking so good with all of the blooms. The weather has been so nice. I hope that you all are enjoying your landscapes.

I'm thinking of Mother this morning.  Corby took a survey yesterday about the Kennison Family Traditions for Mother's Day.  I think she got the same response all around, that Mom cooked for the brood and then everyone went on their way.  HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the moms in our family.  I hope it's a great one!  

This tree is so beautiful, but my photography is so poor. You cannot even tell that it is a pink flowering tree. Enjoy all of your beautiful spring displays.

Hi to everyone. I hope that you all have a wonderful, eggy Easter.

Kristin mentioned that we would soon see the spring blooms from Arlington on a post response a couple of weeks ago.  Kathy and I have been working more in the garden beds and woodlands this spring than anytime in the last three years.  We have picked up tons of leaves in the front and moved them to the back to be mulched for ground cover.  I have been moving some shrubs and trees to more desirable locations.  All the while I have snapped a few shots.  These are on my PicasaWeb Album "Early Spring Blooms" which can be accessed on the left of the blog.  We found a new nursey that is a gardner's dream, Herman's in east Fort Worth.  You drive down into the Hood and then find a dirt driveway with no signage.  This place is run by a Sister and Brother team about 40.  Every piece of wood and every black bucket that ever came in here is stacked in mountains 30' tall.  Think Sanford and Son but much more skanky.  There are 30 hoop greenhouses, 20 of which are derilict.  Bu...

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all. I hope that everyone is celebrating and having a great time.