Prairie Winds Farm

I can do all things through him who strengthens me...

Here is a photo of the landscaping around our aerobic septic system   http://www.damnseptictank.com/ holding tanks prior to removal of landscaping. The variegated shrubs and sago palm were babies when I planted them. The red shrimp plants were frequently visited by hummingbirds and swallowtail butterflies.  I purchased the pastel pink crape myrtles from Cornelius nurseries on Dairy Ashford when I was an employee there in 96'. They were only supposed to grow 18 feet but at the time of removal they were 30 feet. Needless to say their roots were tickled pink to be on top of the septic tanks. I had to remove the landscaping because the roots of our 70' tall gorgeous bald cypress tree had invaded the septic tanks. Whatever I chose to put in place of the previous landscaping had to have shallow roots.  So, for the first season I decided to put down some native wildflower mix I purchased from the Wildseed Farm in Fredericksburg.   ...

Floridata: Anethum graveolens

New Years Day at the Houston Zoo feeding the giraffe with my sista. I was in need of a nature fix and flamingos were on my mind.  Remember these from visits to the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans as a child. God Bless my dad for taking us as often as he could.  This is a Chilean Flamingo

When Christ is the SOURCE of our joy, no words can describe it.   He can take discouragement and despondence out of our lives and replace them with OPTIMISM and HOPE.   When our confidence is in Him, discouragement gets crowded out. Billy Graham.

In the rear garden, there is a site specifically set aside as the Wildscape.  It is where we do not introduce anything that is harmful to nature, only nature resides.  Recently I took a photo of the doves visiting our blue birdbath at dusk.  They seemed to have a lot to talk about.

Peace is a by-product of faith. Agitation is a by-product of fear. Creflo Dollar Let not your heart be troubled. You can find solice in the word of the Lord always and for ever amen.