Spring in my step

Yesterday DFW hit the hottest temperature it's been since November 17... and it was GLORIOUS!  I'm not exactly wanting constant 80-something degrees from now on (I would like an actual Spring, please, dear Texas) but after a winter of up and down and ice and snow, I'm ready to be warm!!

As I sit here watching the drizzle outside my window, I'm even more thankful that I had some time to make it to the park yesterday with my boys (along with the entire city... I've never seen it so crowded there!)  Chris, Wilbur and I watched the sunset in Trinity Park as we enjoyed an evening walk together.  As usual, my exercise suffered as I stopped every few feet to take a picture.  With all of this wedding planning lately, I haven't had a lot of time for one of my favorite things: photography!

So here's a few of my favorite shots from yesterday!  I love my Funkytown!!

What are your favorite Fort Worth spots to enjoy the outdoors?

I'm having an architectural moment here

I don't know what it is exactly about this old abandoned shop in Near Southside Fort Worth, but I'm utterly obsessed with it. Sometimes I just drive by and stare. Often I will purposely take a longer route to my destination, just to see it. What is it about this place?
I think it must be the red, white & blue. I find it almost poetic in a way... symbolic. A specialized trade, an ornate and unique skill... our red white & blue abandoned for modern mediocrity... a shop empty but not gone... a "be back" sign and a "no trespassing" sign in coexistence. Which is it? Be back soon or gone for good & don't walk this property.
I, for one, pray for the revival of the once great red, white & blue.

the great outdoors

I'm currently on a little mini vacay, if you will, at my parents' house. My brother and Cozmo are in town to visit too, so the past few days have been full of family time... which for us means lots of laying by the pool and playing in the backyard with Coz. So in honor of all the time I've been spending outside, I thought I'd check out a few outdoor spaces on pinterest. I love looking at beautiful porches and patios, dreaming of an outdoor space I'll someday have :-) Here's just a few gorgeous porch spaces I saw today!

 

Check out some more great architecture and outdoor spaces on my Pinterest board ;-)