Texas Wild Flowers

Several people have asked us "why do you want to go to Texas?" and "why now?" Well, this is wild flower time. It is expected that this will be a banner year since they have had sufficient rain. Apparently last year was a dud as a result of the very dry winter.

Off we head to Hill Country. Our route is along the Bluebonnet Trail. Photo previews have shown the fields blanketed with the blue of bluebonnets, red of indian paintbrush, yellow coreopsis, purple verbenas, white prickly poppies, purple Texas mountain laurel, pink phlox, maroon spiderwort, and blue eyed grass. The colors are magnificent!

As we wandered the trail we saw each of these in full bloom blanketing roadsides and fields. They seemed to be blooming as we watched after the prior days rains.

Around every turn was another beautiful splash of color. I took far too many pictures of this. It was difficult to whittle them down to a number that will hold your interest. So if you like beautiful flowers, check them out. If you are not a flower fan, it is worth a visit anyway, just be patient.

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