Plants

Aloe fields in bloom at sunset at Hilltop Gardens aloe farm near Harlingen, Texas. Headquarters, store and interpretive area on hilltop with palm trees.

Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidatus) on rocky dome, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Fredricksburg, Texas at sunset. Photographed in April from an angle to capture the blooms' shadows on the boulder behind them.

Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidatus) on rocky dome, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Fredricksburg, Texas at sunset. Photographed in April from an angle to capture the blooms' shadows on the boulder behind them.

Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) growning on a s. Texas ranch. Mesquites take on many interesting forms. This one is almost laying on its side.

Wildflowers, mostly prickly poppy, blooming among mesquite trees in central Texas north of Fredericksburg, spring

Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) in the Texas hill country with spring Prickly Poppies and pepperweed.