All the way from Bastrop in a paper bag

These are at their peak for the first group of stalks. They scent the air and draw clouds of honeybees. Every year they multiply. We're seeing bud stalks on the Ice Follies out front from which somebody steals blooms nearly every Valentine's Day, so they appear to be right on schedule. Nearly everything grows scattered in the lawn and looks beautiful standing out green against the dormant grass.