I know it's way off topic but it's just so beautiful here I had to brag. The Deep South is awash in pinks and reds and whites of Azaleas and bright gold of Lady Banks rose and blue Wisteria and yellow Confederate Jessamine and pink and white Dogwood. The woods are full of Dogwood and wild Plum. Narcissus and Japanese and Star magnolia have already come and gone after a spectacular show. Fields that are still fallow have gone from sheets of purple Henbit to the gold-yellow of Buttercup. Lawns are still covered with pale pink Spring Beauty and there are a few patches left of tiny bright blue Bluets. From mid February to mid April it is an unbroken progression of flowers. Each wave more spectacular than the last. It almost makes enduring the summer worthwhile.
Jerry Liles
