Texas has been experiencing a catastrophic drought. Insects, plants, trees, wildflowers, birds, fishes have all been diminished. After a recent welcome rain, I was happy to come upon a butterfly.

Although many familiar plants and animals are hard to find of late, there are plants and birds and bugs I've never noticed before that have cropped up. Along the railroad track, there is a diversity of plant life thriving on the thick, straw-like debris of the drought.