I walk through the Farmers Branch Community Garden, and there is a large lavender plant growing there. There is nothing like the scent of...

I walk by a house with a penguin as an outdoor inflatable Christmas decoration. I am not sure when penguins started to be associated with...

I stroll through the Addison Community Garden. There are many different kinds of vegetables, but there is also a wide variety of flowers....

I walk by a car proclaiming the message that “Jim Looney is 70.” Since I am also that age, it draws my attention. Seventy is five years...

I walk by a home with two life-size nutcrackers standing guard at the door. My iPhone camera could only get a photo of one of them. It is...

I walk by a tree ringed with yellow pansies. What a bright spot of sunshine! I think pansies are the happiest flowers on earth. Their...

I walk by a house with a large holly bush loaded with berries. Is there anything more Christmasy? Really put me in the spirit. If it...

There is a candy cane decoration on the front lawn of a house I walk by. The red and white stripes gleam in the sunlight and are accented...

I walk by a house with the Dr. Seuss character “The Grinch” in front of it. He is a mean-looking creature. When Dr. Seuss created him, he...

I walk by an art gallery with several bronze sculptures outside. The way a sculptor can create movement out of such a solid substance has...

I walk by a house with gigantic letters spelling out “Happy Retirement Sylvia” on the front lawn. There is a lot to be said for...

I walk by a house with a Santa Claus in front. It is a little different than other Santa Clauses I have seen with ruffled satin around...

I walk in a commercial area by a contemporary furniture store. In my hometown of Stillwater, Oklahoma, population of 50, 218 in 2018,...

You know a fictional character has “made it” when he or she ends up as a Christmas inflatable. This photo of Baby Yoda and Darth Vader is...

I walk by an outdoor decoration that is a snowman. That is usually the closest we get to snow in Dallas, although it does snow...

I walk through Vitruvian Park and see new chalk art. It has been quite a while since I have seen much chalk art, so it is refreshing to...

I walk by a house that has a sign out front with Hayden’s name on it and the words BAND and Saxophone. When I was in the band, there were...

I walk by the James Antony Home furniture store. I have written in previous posts about the cherub and discus thrower figures outside. In...

I walk in a business area with a bank, office supply store, furniture store, barbecue restaurant, etc. And there in the middle of all...

I walk in a commercial area by some strip malls for businesses. One is the Suzuki Music Institute of Dallas. I took piano lessons every...