We had some help from Atlanta fly in with us and help us out these past few days. We had a nice night in McKinney at the Londoner and again hit it hard the next day (which was yesterday). Brad and I had a meeting in Dallas until 9PM or so. After that, Brad went East and I went West. I only made it to Eastling before I absolutely had to pull over and get a room at the Motel 8. After speaking to the Texas A&M Club in Midland today, my host, David Baker, showed me around some of the old homes. I was delighted to see Oxbloods and Crinums in the homes.

It was a busy day on the phone, on the computer, and on the road. With everything so packed into our days, we are pretty tired by the end. I found a Best Western on I-20 for the evening where I have access to wireless internet (i.e. I can blog) and can wash my clothes. The laundry room closed at 9 though and my clothes weren't completely dried. Oh well, we just have to make do sometimes. Off to Alabama tomorrow to speak at Petals from the Past. Can't wait to see Jason and Shelley again.

Below are some fun pictures. One is a photo of Oxbloods blooming on empty commercial lot with an Exxon sign in the background. Just down the road from this site, if you went walking back in the woods you would see Oxbloods and Spiders blooming around the trees and tall brush next to this abandoned home. Also shown are some pics of the yellow fall blooming Sternbergia lutea. In Houston I took this picture (top left) of these beautiful golden Lycoris. Another neat plant was this pink Oxblood Lily.