Senior Trip to Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Today we visited the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center with the "Smithville Seniors". Our docents led us through the center and taught us which plants are native to Texas and will thrive even in this heat wave and drought. It was the first day of Joan Son's exhibit "Origami Diva", which was beautiful (and air conditioned!). We were a bit worried since there was a heat advisory and the high temp reached 107, but we were all pleasantly surprised at how plesant it was. After our tour, we enjoyed a scrumptious lunch at the onsite Wildflower Cafe and spent time in the fabulous gift shop. We're all looking forward to the next senior trip!

Senior Trips

The Parks and Rec Department will be taking a group of seniors to Brenham on Thursday, June 11th. The bus will depart the Rec Center at 8am. The first stop on our trip is the Burton Cotton Gin. Next we will head to downtown Brenham to enjoy a leisurely lunch and shopping before heading over to the Brenham History Museum. The last stop on our trip will be to the Giddings-Stone and Giddings-Wilkins Mansions for a private tour.

The fee for the trip is $15; you will be responsible for purchasing your own lunch. You may reserve your spot over the phone at 237-3282, x7 or you may drop by the Rec Center located at 106 Royston.

Our next senior trip will be to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at July 9th. Spots for both trips are limited so sign-up early!