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- Date: March 4, 2026
- Copyright: Neil Stoddard
- Aperture: 10.00
- Exposure Time: 1/125
- F Number: 10
- Focal Length: 50
- Model: NIKON Z 8
- Lens Model: NIKKOR Z MC 50mm f/2.8
Texas Mountain Laurel blooms for only a few weeks in spring, and I’d been watching this bush on my daily dog walks as the buds slowly tightened and swelled. Then one morning, there they were. That deep grape-soda purple against dark green, and a scent that stops you mid-stride. It’s not the same as lilacs; it doesn’t have to be. It’s become its own thing I look forward to now.
