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And other random musings…

For all its enormous range of space, climate, and physical appearance, and for all the internal squabbles, contentions, and strivings, Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America. Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study and the passionate possession of all Texans. – John Steinbeck

Indian Paintbrush - Castilleja spp

Chisos Mountains

Round Rocks 2nd most famous landmark

The Texas Capitol - in this lighting, the pink granite color shows.

Vibrant Texas Thistle

Cicada emerging from its exoskeleton

Texas Bluebonnet - Lupinus texensis. Thank you Ladybird.

Texas Capitol Rotunda

Big Texas - overseer of the Texas State Fair every fall.

San Antonio River Walk

A lone Yucca Rostrata on the West Texas Prairie.

Rustic windmill with city in background.

Long Longhorns

I am forced to conclude that God made Texas on his day off, for pure entertainment, just to prove that all that diversity could be crammed into one section of earth by a really top hand. – Mary Lasswell

I think provincialism is an endemic characteristic with mankind. I think everyone everywhere is provincial. But it is particularly striking with Texans, and we tend to be very Tex-centric. – Molly Ivins