the walk out from twin falls - barton creek

although it is only the end of february, spring is officially here. how do i know? it's the parade of blooming plants in this order: irises, daffodils/paperwhites, wild onion, tradescantias, mountain laurels, redbuds, carolina jessamine and lady banks roses. if i looked hard, i would have also found the tulip magnolias and quinces, but i don't live in hyde park anymore, where those old austin plants are planted away in corners. since the frost free date for this part of central texas is still a few weeks off, the most killing freezes are still in the time frame to come. because i am lazy and don't want to cover my plants, i wish for more swarmishly humid conditions.