The Backside of Powell Gardens

Some of the lesser seen sides of Powell Gardens.

 The view from the Chapel.

 The lake level dropped so low that the cooling coils in the lake became visible.  The air conditioning and heating in the Chapel is supplemented by the constant temperature of the deep lake water.

 This old Army Surplus jeep is still being used in the wild back woods of the grounds.

 In the junkyard are several old displays and devices used in years past.

 I always wonder what whether this old grader would still run?

You can always see people up in the silo viewing the grounds.

Red Displays

Flowers & Bees

I noticed that various kinds of bees will not flinch when you put the camera right up next to them.

 Here's a bunch of strange white thistles I found in a field.

Hidden Homesteads

I spent most of the summer searching out old home sites.

I found them on old USGS maps from the 30s and compared them to current maps to determine that they were gone.  However, when I went out, looking for clues like old pine trees that once stood next to the houses and remnants of foundations and cisterns.  Sometimes, the building would be almost intact.

Morning Glories

We planted morning glories last year and this year, they came back as volunteers.  During the drought, they were about the only thing thriving.

Frozen in Motion

Tell yourself these are ice sculptures.  It looks like it could be.

Storyboards

For anyone that is interested in seeing the storyboards on the 3.5 mile Nature Trail in Powell Gardens, without actually walking it, here they are (except for one that was listed on the highest point on the trail, that I could not find).

The Only Storm in the Summer

The weather this summer was pretty bleak, if you enjoy an occasional thunderstorm, and some rain from time to time.

 I managed to catch some lightning up in the upper right corner.

 We went to a playground out at Legacy and were able to watch the storm roll in for about 20 minutes before it hit.