Morganza, Louisiana to Columbus, Texas: Roadside fleabane, sow thistles and tall ragwort, some red maples with large leaf-like seed clusters. Across the scrub bayou land of western Louisiana into the dry windy flats of eastern Texas. High in the 70s today, but the landscape is still brown and winter-like. All along the Gulf coast, some budding and small leafing taking place on deciduous trees, but those trees are such a minority among the cut-over pines that the impression remains one of late winter. From Columbus, Ohio, Frank Doden wrote: “Just thought you’d like to know. I saw a honeybee at 12:10 p.m.