My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 202 The brilliant red of this geranium blossom is almost unreal, so beautiful

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 201 After a stormy night I was greeted by the rising sun shining through the trademark oak tree at the nursery where I work

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 200 Found this white-lined sphinx moth under the tables at the plant nursery

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 199 The Mountain Laurels are spectacular this year, the fragrance is amazing.

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 198 Found this white prickly poppy in front of the barn at work.

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 197 Little patches of bluebonnets are showing up

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 196 What a beautiful blue! Diamonds Blue Delphinium

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 195 Another of the Oregon coast just north of Tillamook

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 194 One of my favorite pictures from a trip I took up the Oregon coast

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 193 It's almost bluebonnet time!

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 192 This is the start of a temperature blanket, a daily log of high temperatures in Central Texas for one year. So far I've completed January (right side) and February (left side). For reference the orange is temps 80-89.

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 191 A few years ago, Mote Aquarium, Sarasota FL

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 190 Love these guys in my aquarium - glass cats, they just hover in place and you can see right through them

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 189 This little jumping spider was playing in the ajugas this morning, what an adorable face!

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 188 Hope this wildflower season is as good as a few years ago... giant swallowtail on verbena

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 187 You had to be there...Gorgeous sunrise this morning

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 186 It's an artichoke thistle, sorry not edible

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 185 And more succulents!

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 184 Fields of succulents

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 183 And this pretty pink dianthus

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 182 Check out this beautiful hellebore or lenten rose I found at the nursery today

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 181 Big Bend bluebonnets with Santa Elena canyon in the background.

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 180 Started back to work at the nursery today and this fine pipevine swallowtail came to see me.

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 179 The newest addition to my aquarium, a butterfly loach, he's tiny, less than an inch, almost translucent and you can see his heart beat

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 178 Clearing behind the garden today and found this Christmas Cholla. Those thorns are about 2" long!

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 177 Storm clouds on the horizon, just north of Terlingua, Big Bend area

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 176 Happy Valentine's Day Y'all

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 175 Big Bend still calling my name. Mule Ears

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 174 The beautiful Santa Elena canyon in Big Bend, I wish I was there right now.

My Morning Walk - A photo journal of new beginnings Day 173 Here's lookin' at you! Made for a grandchild