Springtime in Texas

Howdy!  Spring is my favorite season!  And it’s gorgeous in Texas this time of year!!!

The wildflowers are the best part of spring.  Our roadsides are absolutely covered  in them!  Seas of absolutely gorgeous bluebonnets!!  I’m in heaven during bluebonnet season!

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Also walking/jogging/biking on the Trinity Trails is absolutely amazing right now! 

 

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Yes we have trails for our horses, however we don’t have pooper scooper laws for them unfortunately!!

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So pretty!!!

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One day when I took a new trail head I came across a gorgeous waterfall area!  Turns out it is the only natural waterfall in Fort Worth!!  It’s breathtaking!  I’ve been back twice since then and just sat and stared at it and had some prayer and reflection time.  It’s so serene and you really put a lot of things in perspective when you’re staring at the natural beauty God created!  Also I don’t think many people know about this area- there’s never anyone else there!

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I couldn’t decide which pics I liked best so you’re going to have to look at all of them! (click on them if you want to see them full size)

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Gorgeous!

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biking along…

I went for a 15 mile ride on my bikey this morning.  It was AWESOME!!  I can’t wait for saturday!  I wasn’t even that exhausted at the end of the 15 miles- I could have gone more if my butt didn’t hurt so much (I guess I’m still getting used to riding for extended periods of time).  I had a gorgeous ride by the Trinity River.  The trails are beautiful and not too crowded in the morning- mostly the old folks out for a stroll.  I tried not to run over too many of them with my bike (just kidding!). I felt so good after I got my bike packed back onto my car (fun fact- my bike might just be bigger than my car!  I’ll post a pic next time I put the bike rack on and you can be the judge).

Before I went to ride my bike I had some cereals…

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A combo of cherrios and nature’s path heritage squares(I think that’s what they’re called) with a baby banana and a splash of skim milk.  I don’t usually eat cherrios (no reason, they just don’t usually fill me up well), but I have been craving them like no other lately.  I finally had to break down and get a box!  The combo of the cherrios and the higher fiber cereal worked really well though- great fuel for my bike ride!
After my bike ride I went and had a salad and sat out on the patio at Central Market.  The diet root beer in the pic did not get consumed- it was gross.  I shoulda known better!

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Ahhh, Southern living!  One of my favs!

There was also some Gelato, but it was melting too fast- I wasn’t able to snag a picture.  I love gelato!  It’s alot like ice cream and it’s got less fat and calories.  I think it’s richer than ice cream.  I must research this and get back to you!

Then it was onward toward the casa.  I fired up the grill for dinner!

On the menu tonight was

  • Grilled andouille chicken sausages
  • grilled potatoes

Wow, was this a fabulous meal!!  The potatoes were amazing grilled, kinda like french fries but with that “grilled” flavor.  And the chicken sausage was to die for!  Pardon all the mustard- I’m kinda a mustard-aholic! (blame my dad, who is the mustard king.  I get it from him)

It doesn’t really seem like a whole lot but it was very filling!  In hind sight, I think we could have used another veggie.

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potato closeup!

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(for the potatoes I just sprayed them with a little EVOO from my Misto and sprinkled with S&P then threw on the grill)

I also had a small handful of cherries.  I couldn’t resist when I saw them at CM this afternoon!  They were wonderful!