I'm a native Texan, thanks so much for your nice compliments. Like the rest of the U.S. all parts of this great state are lovely in some way or another, but due to our size and varying geological areas we can boast of many wonders here and I'm afraid that is what makes many folks dislike us and our boasting but we are proud of our state and want others to know about it. Our son lives in the hill country and I know the spring time flowers are beautiful this time of the year. Our daughter lives in the mountains area near Big Bend, a trip to Big Bend in the spring display so many of God's natural beauties as well, with he blooming cactus. We live in West Texas, with lots of cactus and beautiful flat land where you can almost see forever- beautiful sunrises and the most gorgeous sunsets one could ever imagine.Sorry folks but we are a proud bunch down here- didn't mean to take away from the thread and her beautify work.