It's harvest time at Purple Ranch Lavender Farm. The field was humming with the sounds of nature. Thousands of bees forged for pollen from the lavender blooms. Butterflies fluttered from plant to plant. It was hot but also very relaxing. Our Purple Ranch Body Mister came in handy. Wand weaving was the general past time. It was truly enjoyable under the pergola. I can't wait until we get the misters installed. We are getting ready for the Rowlett Freedom Festival. Should be a good event for us. I hope to see you out at the farm. Until next time. Lavender Up!
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Here at Purple Ranch we love lavender. As a photographer there is something special to me when I set down in our fields and just take it all in. The smells, the sounds not to mention the view. At least once a week I walk around the farm looking for that special shot. I caught this shot at sunset. It looked like the purple in the lavender was reflecting off the sky. It was very calming not to mention the sweet smell of lavender. It doesn't get much better than this. It is harvest time. I hope I will see some of you out at the farm. Until next time. Lavender Up!
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Royse City Ribbon Cutting at Purple Ranch Lavender Farm
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Purple Ranch had a very successful ribbon cutting ceremony on June 3, 2008. Over forty people from the Royse City area came out to celebrate the event. Special thanks to the Royse City Chamber of Commerce and Julia Bryant for her hard work. All visitors received a door prize and a great lunch catered by Soulman's Bar-B-Que. The wind was roaring about 100 miles an hour and hamburger buns and plates were flying everywhere. I thought I was going to have to the nail gun out to attach that brisket to the plates. Everyone seemed to have a great time and I was glad I could be a part of the event. Until next time. Lavender Up!
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The lavender is starting to pop open here at Purple Ranch. We have about 2 more weeks before harvest time. The lavender plants are very healthy and are a beautiful sight to see. That’s it for our lavender update. Until next time. Lavender Up!
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As you can see lavender is not the only thing that grows here at Purple Ranch. We have a great deal of roses here at the farm that serve as eye candy until the lavender blooms. Here's a beauty. Until next time. Lavender Up!
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Everyone always asks what is the lavender doing at Purple Ranch. Well I guess that is determined by whether you are in the front yard or the back field. The photo you see is from the front yard. For some reason these guys just decided to bloom first. This small field has a variety of lavenders that we have been testing for our environment. As you can see they are doing quite well. All the Purple Ranch Hands have been preparing for Mom's visit from the master gardeners. I have been busy building the pergola which is starting to shape up. Still a lot of work to be done. Until next time. Lavender Up!
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Purple Ranch is back from Brenham Texas. What a great time we had there. Met a lot of great people and reunited with some old friends. The weather was perfect and that huge pecan tree will always hold a special place in my heart. Our booth was relocated right beneath a huge pecan tree. The trunk of this tree was about 6 feet. This was the first weekend that Purple Ranch did two events in one weekend. It is so exciting to see people excited about our products. Unfortunately I didn't get to visit the Blue Bell Creamery. That would have been awesome. But I did see some milk cows standing on a hill. Since the cows can talk there in Brenham, I wondered what they were saying about me. I think they probably said I stink, since the humidity was so high and I was sweating like a pig in a parka running the mile in the Mojave desert. Well, Until next time. Lavender Up!
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Spider and Buttercup at Purple Ranch Lavender Farm
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Here at Purple Ranch we are getting ready for a busy season. I came across this event out in our field. I love taking photos. For me it is a snapshot in time. It can never be repeated. The image of the spider and bee with buttercup symbolizes life and death. God has made nature with such balance. I am always amazed at how He creates things so perfect. The story is all about survival and making the right decision. I'm sure if the bee were able to step back he would have sought pollen from one of the other million buttercups in that field. But he can't so there he is completing the cycle. It reminds me of things in my life where a buttercup became a thistle once I got a closer look. Until next time. Lavender Up!
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Last weekend my son Jake found this monarch butterfly at the farm. The night before we had some really high winds and some torrential rain. What a survivor. I love to watch movies and this butterfly reminded me of the American movie "The Memphis Belle". The story of a bomber crew during WWII. The Memphis Belle was a plane. There are a couple of scenes where all the men stand out on the tarmac after the missions and count the planes as they come in. This butterfly reminded me of one of those planes that came in and the wings were just torn up from the abuse it had taken. When I see things like this I realize that sometimes life is beautiful and everything seems to go right. Then there are those times when the wings seem to fall off. I hope I find all of you with your wings in tact. Until next time. Lavender Up!
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The time is here. The first lavender blooms can be seen across the horizon. What a great time of the year. My photographs now will turn to the business of lavender. I just finished design of a new brochure which incorporated a lot of my photography of products made here at Purple Ranch. This weekend we are preparing for three events next week. The Woodlands 10th Annual Ladies' Night Out, Swiss Avenue Tour of Homes and 118th Brenham Maifest Festival. It is great to be busy. This weekend I will be hopefully completing the pergola we started last weekend. I will keep you updated on the progress. Until next time. Lavender Up!
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