May 4, 2017 Clark Gardens and Lake Minerals SP

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Leaving Coleman we headed on to Mineral Wells/Weatherford area for a visit to the Clark Gardens. These are private botanical gardens started by Max and Billie Clark. He made his money by inventing a trenching tool used in laying fiber optic lines. Lastly a picnic dinner at Lake Mineral Wells State Park then home.

"I am Groot!"

"CrazyTunia Starlight Blue Petunia"

They use Dripping Springs Ollas. We used one at our house in Anna.
Natural cost-effective way to water your plants.

Going to be some tasty peaches soon.

Lead on Sam the Man

Sunbathing beauties

You can't even see the poison ivy that has my chin all red. 

Maybe his arm is with Venus de Milo's

Just floating along. 

She has her Sunday "hat" on

Together again. 

Can you find the pelican with the fish?

The lady in admissions say they have exotic chickens, which
to her means very colorful. 

Tee Hee

Sam in a former life - sucking down raw oysters
and drinking wine. 

As impressive from inside the chapel window as from outside

The guineas love the bugs.

"A robin gathering is nest has very little time to rest..."

Artist Alice Chilton (1891-1970) must have traveled some of the
same areas we did.  

Children's play house

G scale train set runs in and out of the station.

A rare site for both yucca plants to be in bloom at the same time.

Bronze sculpture of Mr Clark and his favorite dog.

4,000 varieties of irises.

The water is lapping at the top of the spillway. No drought here.