Battleship Texas makes it to Galveston in one piece. Woot!

Not at all sure how long these reddish wisteria branches will last in captivity, but the vine had to be cut back. The heavenly scent fills the house! Texas Gulf Coast. #FlowerReport Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites.

Soon some white folks are going to start to claim Santa Claus is white, too. Look, I saw him in the internment camps as a child. He was definitely Japanese.

Of all of the amazing things that have happened over the last few weeks, nothing has been as great as being able to share this day in D.C. with my family. I couldn’t have gotten this far without them♥️

Fabulous farmers' market flowers, Belfast, Maine. Not Texas Gulf Coast, for a change. #FlowerReport Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites.

On Texas Gulf Coast, neighbor's papaya tree is growing like Jack's beanstalk, 15 feet in <year. Covered in tiny white blossoms and so far, one papaya. #FlowerReport Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites.

In this fascinating article, MM Pack tells the story of Captain Fred McBride, a classically trained musician and longtime HISD music teacher who turned his passion for fishing into a business that is supplying top #houston chefs fresh Gulf seafood. ediblehouston.ediblecommunities.com/food-thought/s…

40F in Houston, but tulip tree bursts forth! Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites. #FlowerReport

Winter roses. Texas Gulf coast. #FlowerReport Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites.

Spring-a-ding-ding! On the Texas Gulf coast. #FlowerReport Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites. p

Laundry day on the Texas Gulf Coast. #FlowerReport

Too bad I can't send y'all the heady scent of these magnolia blossoms from the Texas Gulf Coast. #FlowerReport

Canna lily the color of ripe apricots on the Texas Gulf Coast. #FlowerReport Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites.

Very late roses on the Texas Gulf Coast. Usually, by now it's too hot for roses, but this spring was unseasonably cool and rainy. Yay. #FlowerReport Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites.

An embarrassment of riches on the Texas Gulf Coast. Wild sunflowers just busting out all over. #FlowerReport Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites.

These giant mallow blossoms last only a day, but they sure are lovely for their short duration. On the Texas Gulf Coast. #FlowerReport Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites.

Spider lilies in the shade survive the blistering heat on the Texas Gulf Coast. #FlowerReport Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites.

Mayor Sylvester Turner urged Mike Miles not to convert libraries into discipline areas: "You can't have a situation where you’re closing libraries for some schools in certain neighborhoods, and there are other neighborhoods where there're libraries fully equipped"

What can survive 15 straight days over 100F and no rain at all? Sunflowers, that's what. #FlowerReport Alyssa Harad is at the sky place. DM for invites.