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Corn is legendary in Texas.
Nacogdoches unveiled a new sculpture of a Texas Revolutionary solider yesterday in our downtown’s historic district. The sculpture is in honor of the men from Nacogdoches who fought in the Texas Revolutionary war with Mexico. It reminded me afresh of the legend of San Jacinto corn. When important events transpire, wonderful stories grow like…
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They are a self-authenticating glory!
It is only right that we love our azaleas. One would need to be wicked not to like them. It would be like not believing in Santa Claus. Or despising him because he brought children presents only at Christmas. Azaleas are Christmastime, in the spring. When they are in bloom across the American South, they…
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“A Greek Chorus”
For the last couple of weeks we have been considering the harbingers and heralds of spring, plants which foretell, predict, and prophesy springs soon rival. These are plants that bloom in late winter, well in advance of spring, but tell us that its arrival is just at the door. This week let’s consider a…
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Camellia from the Plaza Principal in Nacogdoches, Texas
Made with a Leica M (type 240) / 135mm f/4 Tele-Elmar 1971
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“Heralds of Spring”
Spirea and the reds of the quince are breathtaking. Ah, springtime! Ah, springtime! Early blooming plants are heralding its soon arrival. I’m not for sure that we have had our last frost, but the warm days of spring are surely ahead. They say only fools predict Texas weather, but you know gardeners are hopeful…
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Harbingers of Spring
Up North, they look to large rodents (the nefarious groundhog) to predict the weather, but we in the civilized South have some very elegant trees that serve the purpose. Have you seen the ‘saucer’ magnolias blooming around town? The Saucer magnolia (M. x soulangiana) will often predict a change of weather. In the near term,…
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Horticultural Delectables
Is there a beloved culinary recipe at your house that the whole family values but takes a significant investment of time and money to create? Yet, you make that investment year after year because, once achieved, the family rallies around it as an army rallies around a beloved general. Annually, each winter my…
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The White House Gardens
For obvious reasons I’ve been thinking about the White House, Presidents and Inaugurations. What will be the outcome of the next few years? Will there be catastrophic change, is the nation on the cusp of national renewal or will the nation slog on in a malaise? Each President attempts to make his stamp on…
