John Gray Historic House, Germantown

The J0hn Gray House is one of our favorite historic places, and is open to visitors several times a year. It is located in Germantown Municipal Park, right next to the Germantown Centre. Edited to add: Does this house look a bit tilted to you? You can see, from the level nature of the steps and the upright growth of the trees, that the photo was taken straight-on. Maybe someone who knows a bit more about building and architecture can shed some light on this.

The historic marker below gives more information than I could find in any other sources. Please click on the photo(s) to see an enlarged version.

Here are a couple of photos of Miss Daisy enjoying the snow. She loved it, and spent a lot of time running circles around the yard and rolling in it.

Here are a few more photos taken in our yard....

I hope that you're having a delightful weekend!

Snow Day...

Well, so much for our early Spring! Old Man Winter decided to show us that he still technically has domain over the season for the next two weeks...and to tell you the truth, I'm almost giddy. DS was thrilled just to get out of school two hours early, and is playing outside with Miss Daisy right now. We don't get as much snow in Memphis as we did about twenty years ago, and this snow is a pretty one. It is still snowing right now, and we are expected to receive about 3-4" here.

I couldn't decide which one photo I wanted to share, so I'm sharing two today. I thought that this Redbud looked pretty against the snow. Can you see the nest tucked in the crook of the branches?

I hope that you're having a nice start to your weekend! I will share some more snow photos tomorrow (including some of Miss Daisy).

Please click on the photo to see an enlarged version.

It's Freezing!!...

I know that we Southerners are often thought to be a bit wimpy when it comes to the winter and cold weather...but this is cold! Even the poor iron griffins in this fountain are freezing! I love how they almost seem to be hiding in a little den in the midst of all that ice. I plan on doing the very same thing tonight, hiding in my den with a hot drink and a good book!

We took these photos this afternoon at Saddle Creek, a shopping center in the Germantown area. I also wanted to share the photos from a little distance, to show you just how eye-catching this "ice sculpture" is.

The most ironic thing is that the weather forecast here predicts that we will be near 60 degrees on Sunday.

Come on, Spring!...