Easter flowers

I hope everyone had a good Easter. Carlos and I drove down to Brownsville to spend some time with the old gals, and while we were at it we visited with his cousin, who has quite a garden. This picture is but one of the many types of Crown of Thorns he has in his collection.

Another sign of Spring

Who could resist taking a picture of the beautiful clusters of puprle flowers that grace the branches of a Texas Mountain Laurel? There is nothing that says SPRING quite as boldly. There's no flower on earth that has a fruity fragrance like these blossoms; kind of reminds me of grape koolaid. There are lots of blossoming trees around Austin right now, but none can compete with a Mountain Laurel for beauty and vigor.