Back from Texas

Just returned from a week in Corpus Christi. They are in the midst of a terrible drought with no rain in the forecast. We visited the South Texas Arboretum and since interest has been expressed in what grows in that part of Texas - here are some pictures, including Plumaria that is just coming into bloom. The variety is not as great as it might be in a normal spring with some rain. The dried up wetland (called Gator Lake) says it all. I was told that a few weeks ago there was still a largish puddle in the middle.

Everything looks wonderfully green back on the
Shore.