DOWN IN THE VALLEY.......

...where the grass is green and the trees are pretty!

The Rio Grande Valley is in the southern most tip of Texas. It is located on the 26th degree latitude and considered to be in the sub-tropics. Very few of the trees are deciduous so it stays green all year long! Actually, the "winter" only lasts a few weeks down there, if that!

Wanna know what it's like right now?

I was amazed by the different kinds of plant and animal life there. This cactus is just a small sample of the beauty of the RGV. Here's another one.

This is one of the native trees of the RGV, a huisache. That's pronounced "wee-sach".

Never had I seen a palm tree actually bloom, let alone produce fruit !!

Here are some of the wildlife (that have allowed me to shoot them) in the RGV.

A hawk that just caught a rabbit
Out at the ranch there are horses to ride. I'm not too sure about THESE though!
Aqui esta mi Sancho! I miss him :(

Here's Mac. He was rescued from the ranch after jumping out from under a truck that had just driven 45 miles from McAllen, hence the name Mac. I miss him too :(

More animals soon!

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