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White Rock Lake: An Inspiring Work of Art - Dallas

Photographs by J R Compton, Brian Hiltz, and Todd Landry.

"Beautiful," "enchanting," "mesmerizing," "a jewel in the heart of the city," "the people's playground." These are some of the superlatives and nicknames given to White Rock Lake throughout the years by the large number of people who have visited this magnificently scenic destination in Dallas. All of those people have been spellbound by the lake's beauty and grace and visual artists are no exception.

Painters spend afternoons at the lake painting a landscape, sculptors have found objects from nature for their sculptures at the lake, and young art students have gathered at the park to sketch and draw the natural surroundings.

Photographing the lake has brought joy to many artists, too, including the three photographers featured in this exhibition, J R Compton, Todd Landry, and Brian Hiltz. The three photographers have come to recognize White Rock Lake as a true ecological, recreational, and cultural treasure that possesses an exquisite and elegant presence that is worth capturing on film and digital photographic media.

"Sex in the Garden" - Dallas

Dallas Organic Gardening Club Monthly Meeting:

Our next program topic is SEX IN THE GARDEN presented by Dallas Master Gardener Janet Smith. The most synergistic relationship in nature!

Janet Smith will provide insight into what the flowers, insects and birds are really doing and how pollination occurs. Learn to take advantage of this in your own landscape.

Refreshments will be served.

Feng Shui Decoded - Enhancing Your Career

Have you wondered about how this works? Or tried it before with limited results? Join us to uncover the science behind mental imagery and begin to decode the symbols in your home. This is the second of a 10 Session Series where we will understand and apply the BaGua, Holons, and other techniques to create symbolic spaces that enhance joy, harmony and propel us towards the realization of our deepest wishes and goals. Each participant will receive a BaGua (Map) and Elemental Assessment along with other materials included in the Per Session Fee. In this session we will be focusing on the Career areas of our home - floor by floor and room by room. Bring pictures for individual assessment and recommendations!

$10/person.

Blueberry Picking at Echo Springs Farm - Brownsboro

Dallas Wildlife Hiking Group presents:

Join us for blueberry picking at Texas largest blueberry farm with over 50 acres of land fed by a maze of underground springs. This commercial operation is the most economical You-Pick farm in the area. It is open to the public for pick-your-own and offers tours by appointment. Today, we will just picking blueberries for fun! Pre-picked and packaged Blackberries are available.

Farm Hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our group starts picking at 9a although you are welcome to arrive earlier to beat the heat.

ABOUT: Blueberry and Blackberry season lasts for only 8 weeks. We will visit a different farm every 2 weeks to take advantage of the great diversity in farms and produce offerings.

WEATHER - In the case of rain, this event will be rescheduled to the following weekend.   

OFFERINGS: Blueberries & Blackberries

COST:

Dallas Cohousing Planning Meeting - Dallas

Update on July outreach & possible properties; discussion of member roles in moving project forward. Bring a snack to share.

Describing New York City's first cohousing project, a New York Times article said cohousing speaks to people who want to own a home but not feel lost in an impersonal city. That's how we feel. And we want to live sustainably, with a smaller carbon footprint. To know our neighbors, grow some of our own food and use our united buying power to support local farmers and dairies. We want to model a more resilient way of life for the DFW metroplex.

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