The oppressive heat and humidity has come to north Texas and a brief foray into the garden was all I could do,
so I chose to play with one of my shots on the computer in the cool of the house.

This rudbeckia is a descendant of a plant I gave to a friend of mine years ago.
She planted several that I had dug from my garden and after a number of years, these line a side of her house.

When I lost my home to the tornado, she dug up several of the flowers and gave them to me.
And now, "my" rudbeckia is again thriving in my own garden.
I love them because they are bright and colorful and are survivors in spite of the Texas heat and drought!