East Texas Arboretum

We've found a few treasures this week in Athens. First the fish hatchery and today the arboretum. You wouldn't think there's much to it from the sign at the road but there are over 3 miles of hiking trails, an old house, a new little red schoolhouse that was used for Sunday school today, a kids playground area and kids garden. It is a beautiful place. We didn't come prepared to hike so we'll make sure we're ready for that on our next trip. It was a great day, overcast but not raining and warm but not too hot. I was hoping to find a bluebonnet patch but had no luck with that.

This is the kids garden area with the school house and playground. There was also a learning barn, playhouse and sandbox.

Jack's checking out the old plows.

It was so hard for him not to pick any of the flowers. You can look closely and see a little one in his hand. It was in the gutter in the parking lot so we let him take that one.

Runnin' around the corner.

This house was in another location and moved to the arboretum in the 90's.

A flower bed in a flower shape.

Jack & I on the bridge.

Jack & Aunt Lissa

He's getting good at posing for pictures.

Jack & Rebekah.

He almost picked a flower.

Here we all are, minus Aunt Lissa who was the photographer.

He stopped to read the signs. This one said, "This is where we are." Well, at least that's what Jack read.