Author Archives: Fran Hart

I love the beach and I love being in, near or around water. On our last trip to Port Aransas, I also discovered a love of treasure hunting. At local gift shops and restaurants I tried on several occasions to … Continue reading →

We stayed in the upstairs of this 2-story duplex beach house. The bare wood is accented with some very bright colors – part of the inspiration for the oasis. You can see the jet ski at the right in the … Continue reading →

One comment on chagrin – in searching for a better address for the blog (it was “backyardoasislady” but since the site is about the oasis and not about the lady I wanted an address that focused appropriately) I ran into … Continue reading →

Maybe some day I’ll come back and sort things out so the story plays out better. I spend most of my spare time actually in the oasis, not on-line. The view from my office (overlooking the pond) is always present, … Continue reading →

Start of a 360 tour of the pool. When walking out of the west side of the sunroom, the lucky visitor is greeted with this view. Unfortunately, because of the order I loaded the pictures, as you drop from the … Continue reading →

A nestled bed of portulaca seen from the far side of the pool. In the background, you can see the far side of the pond (upper left corner) and our new patio furniture. The hot tub speaks for itself.

Further around and closer up:

A close-up of the side view. This is actually the back of the waterfall that feeds the river. I took this picture with the palm trees immediately to my left. A lighthouse sits on top of the waterfall. Portulaca and … Continue reading →

And from further around on the side…. The palm trees are going to grow to 80′. At the base, you can see some of the nautical artifacts collected from our last trip to Port Aransas. The aqua colored rope around … Continue reading →