Yes, there is a large bat house on a 15 foot pole. To be perfectly honest, I
don't know if any bats have taken up residence. We live almost straight east of
the McNeil bridge, where the second largest urban bat colonies lives. They
predict there are about a million bats under that bridge. We do lay in the pool
at dusk and watch them fly over by the many thousands on their way east for the
night. I have seen some roosting in our mesquite tree near the street light
which harbors thousands of delicious moths for them to eat. I'll have to take a
flashlight out there to see if anyone has moved in. It's there for them.
Eventually they'll find it.

The flags are my connection to the Tibetan people in exile. Particularly H.H.
The Dalai Lama. I may fly up to NY in September to see him at a rather large
gathering. I wish I had the money to sponsor something for us, here, in Texas.
A place for him to come and teach. Oh, chills run down my arms just thinking of
that. I have many sets of flags back there in all different conditions! I'm
not all that great at compassion for others and I'm not that good at keeping my
heart covered. I come off tough, but that's usually because I'm afraid if the
shell cracks, all the mush will come oozing out.

As they say in Deer Hunter, "...THIS, is this..."

Victoria

On 5 Jul 2003 19:16:03 -0700, (Steve Coyle) wrote:

Very nice garden,
I was curious, there was a brief shot of a structure, that I'm
guessing was a bat habitat. I was wondering if that was indeed a bat
house, have any bats taken up residence?
Also enjoyed the flags. Mine last about five or six months, but I
enjoy the process as they age.

Take care,
Steve Coyle
www.austingardencenter.com