Santa Mónica en Dallas

Cuando llegas a tener una mala semana a veces no sabes a quién contarle. Es bueno platicar las cosas que le pasan a uno, pero si hay temas confidenciales que no deben contarse puede que solo quede contárselo a Quien sí sabe todo.

La iglesia de Santa Mónica en Dallas no es la más bonita que he visto por dentro, pero estos vitrales me encantaron.

Tengo la Esperanza de que por más mal que pueda haber días, semanas, e incluso meses, que el lugar más feliz y más atractivo se ve triste comparado con el que viene. Afortunadamente parece ser que estos momentos difíciles quedaron atrás. 

Mientras tanto no queda más que conocer los paisajes naturales y la arquitectura y el arte hecho por el hombre. Esto siempre y cuando sea sin llevarte de encuentro a otros. Espero poder seguir compartiendo fotos de lugares chidos que motiven a más gente a visitarlos.

The trees were still green

It was the first weekend of October. While not as hot as it was this past summer, it was still hot. There were pumpkin patches everywhere in the Dallas Arboretum to remind us of the changing seasons, but the trees were still green.

As it now takes me about the same amount of time to fly from Dallas to the Twin Cities as it used to take me to drive from Odessa to the Guadalupe Mountains or to the Ruidoso/Cloudcroft area, I decided to book this trip back in July, thinking that the peak fall foliage season would be around the second weekend of October. 

The Museum of Russian Art was not as good as any of the museums that I visited in Russia, but it was worth finding that out: 

Lakewood Cemetery had a nice mausoleum and beautiful trees, but most of them were still green:

Except for this stained glass, the American Swedish Institute was nicer on the outside:

The Minneapolis Institute of Art is worth a visit. It's not just nice, it's free. European art will always be the best, but some American and Asian art was worth seeing as well:

You can walk between the Cathedral of Saint Mary and the Sculpture Garden/Walker Art Center area:

Visiting the Mall of America is a cultural visit:

Como Park had some interesting animals, but the Japanese Garden was the best. Japanese Maples were changing colors, but most other trees were still green:

St. Agnes Church had an Opera-style choir:

The Landmark Center was nicer on the outside:

St. Paul's Cathedral was just about as beautiful on the outside as it was inside. Some renovations are needed:

Thinking that there might be more fall colors outside the city I decided to head east and visit Afton State Park, which is right at the border with Wisconsin, but except for four maples on a parking lot, most trees were completely green:

We had Columbus Day off, so I had an extra half-day to visit some places. Trees were slowly changing, but most trees in the Twin Cities were still green:

On the western side of the metro area, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum had areas of sugar maples that were near peak (unlike most of those that were a few miles farther east), so I got my fall foliage fix this year before heading to the airport and flying back to Dallas later on that afternoon:

Just like these trees, I'm at my best before I go to rest. Definitely not a morning person.