A Paved Road

Road closed due to water damage

Can't go that way

One thing I appreciate is a paved road. Here’s how our road looked on February 13, 2012. A few days later, they put in four new culverts, but the top of the culverts was unpaved. In no time at all, some of the dirt on top of the culverts eroded, leaving big potholes all across the road. Some drivers slowed down to cross the culverts, some did not. (I did.)

A newly paved road

All dressed up in black!

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Yesterday, they paved over the culverts.

I don’t know who “they” are, but I’m thanking all the “theys” out there who provide services!

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Tyler Rose Garden on the Texas Capitol grounds

Before

Here is the Tyler Rose Garden on the grounds of the Texas Capitol. I love walking by.

As you may or may not know, it’s rose bush trimming time in these here parts, right around Valentine’s Day on up to the end of February.

Tyler Rose garden after being trimmed. Nothing there but the stubs of the rose bushes.

After

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Here’s the rose garden after it’s been “trimmed,” a gardening version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It looks as if someone just took a chainsaw and walked up and down the rows. (I’m pretty sure that’s not how it’s done, it just looks that way.)  They cut it back like this every year and every year the rose bushes grow and bloom wonderfully.