![Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiCR9Gt8GumjSn9llEzExddD5KOmxHV3M9l__XwuL3s_XWu_Zo9oVOZeK117BO_D7Roci31iUoEd-VY5W1yjiDsXx3YZ0tCo9Wrl33Bnc_186o333ng5dMw9uOZFK67Qc6wkmnJOL5dTo/s640/El+Paso+-+UTEP+-+Purple+wisteria+4.JPG) |
Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017. |
What a visual and olfactory feast when walking on the UTEP campus in March!
![Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy8T1kUceAyKA5WuNXL55qqWCz9HEQQHToPpn8M_FQKTvgpkIHmp-IpuM5eqKSJTRj7QkUEQWVv2k3xIsC1Z0hT4yhWUwMBzbRd-AMMFgslGemnpkJ_ihBSVIqETTyO3L3z1lRHjzbXPU/s640/El+Paso+-+UTEP+-+Purple+wisteria+1.JPG) |
Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017. |
For some, the feast included the taste of nectar, as
below.
Another admirer, human, told me she thought the flowers smelled like grapes.
![Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgawdqyoADQNgK9jufM1XieOvoB0m8StRzWYDiH-ZLIFIYMOiE4YaY3g5WCSNa1Y5jEPCffupCMsTZKQaFh56qMDqDWYsiysVKtL993s6oVVWevQD4bFt2viLYY8ojbBYe5Oh6x8Y4FD_a/s640/El+Paso+-+UTEP+-+Purple+wisteria+3.JPG) |
Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017. |
The lavishness of the
Texas mountain laurel displays was almost obscene. Come look at me! Touch me! Smell me!
I succumbed.
![Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAcGByJVuf5FiT5N86kAcTtgz5_XaD-SvZCTZS7yN8-EmF9XJ1b02fDQrchyphenhyphenm8RKexJbW2p4gS2q9uakC1ecCfV379ZyucLGidHwGPJHo_xCVbkhl7JkNxdob1ZPN8QCZwe5Yd1FCKlQt/s640/El+Paso+-+UTEP+-+Purple+wisteria+2.JPG) |
Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017. |
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Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017. |
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Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017. |
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Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017. |
The violet carpenter beetles gorged on the sweet banquet.
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Violet carpenter beetle on Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017. |
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Violet carpenter beetle on Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017. |
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Violet carpenter beetle on Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017. |
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Violet carpenter beetle on Texas mountain laurel, UTEP, El Paso, Texas. March 2017. |
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