Being from Texas we know that the best things about Texas are the Tex-Mex food, the Bar-B-Que and the spring wildflowers. That is the main reason we always try to enter Texas just before wildflower season and stay long enough for them to fade into early summer. As mother nature has her thumb in the mix some years are better than other years when it comes to the abundance and diversity of wildflowers.
This year is about an average year on abundance but the diversity is above average. We did however find a few nice fields of Indian Paintbrush and Bluebonnets (the Texas state flower). There really isn’t much to say about the beauty they offer to the visitors of this great state to let the pictures speak for themselves. Pictures are from aorund the Bryan and College Station area. The ones with the donkeys are in front of a good friend's house just outside of Bryan, Texas.
Enjoy!!!
We missed them this year. Thanks for posting such beauty!
ReplyDeleteWe have been enjoying the wildflowers in this area too.
ReplyDeleteI looooove Texas wildflowers.
ReplyDeleteLove the picture of the donkey in the bluebonnets.
ReplyDeleteHave more pics I would have likeed to post but the colors on my camera are getting to be a bit off... sigh, I guess it is time to buy another camera...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful spring flowers! The fields of bluebonnets are gorgeous, especially the adorable burros :)
ReplyDeleteSomeday I hope to see these bluebonnets in person. Love your photos of the burros among those beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the spring wild flowers , we did manage to see some a week ago when we spent a few days in north Texas.
ReplyDeleteTruly one of the best thing about Texas.
ReplyDeleteI hope to see them again one of these years. We lived n Texas for a few years in the 80's and enjoyed them then. Is April usually the best month?
ReplyDeleteit varies Merikay but we usually book a month in early April and will nearly always see the peak wildflowers
DeleteDid you stage those donkeys in the bluebonnets? Just too perfect. You do a good job with your photography....I make up for the color my camera sees with Picasa editing.
ReplyDeleteI just spent every spare moment of the last week reading your blog from day one to present. I have really enjoyed all the info you have provided. We are in the beginning stages of planning to retire a few years early and become fulltimers. Hubby has been trying to convince me for years, then the other day something clicked and I'm now onboard. Just have to get the details worked out over the nxt 2-3 years and we hope to be on our way.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed the blog and it was helpful... see you out on the road some day hopefully...
DeleteWow , how picturesque. I may not be able to smell them but your photos are just fabulous especially the one with the donkey.
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