Yes, we saw bluebonnets on the way home. The rain had stopped; the clouds were gone; and the sky was as bright as the flowers.
We took the advice of Texas Highways magazine that the best spots for viewing bluebonnets were in Washington County, and they were so right. Obviously the drought of Central Texas had not extended as far east as the Brenham, Texas area, as we saw field after field full of flowers. Often there were pink buttercups mixed in with the bluebonnets (a type of lupine) and occasionally there was the bright red of Indian paint brushes. The star of the day was the bluebonnet, the state flower of Texas, and this was the perfect weekend for this drive.
Washington-on-the-Brazos is the place where the Texians [sic] declared their independence from Mexico on 2 March 1836. There are a number of exhibits and a museum in the park, but we saved the history lesson for another day. This trip was devoted to magnifient, abundant wildflowers.
We took the advice of Texas Highways magazine that the best spots for viewing bluebonnets were in Washington County, and they were so right. Obviously the drought of Central Texas had not extended as far east as the Brenham, Texas area, as we saw field after field full of flowers. Often there were pink buttercups mixed in with the bluebonnets (a type of lupine) and occasionally there was the bright red of Indian paint brushes. The star of the day was the bluebonnet, the state flower of Texas, and this was the perfect weekend for this drive.
Washington-on-the-Brazos is the place where the Texians [sic] declared their independence from Mexico on 2 March 1836. There are a number of exhibits and a museum in the park, but we saved the history lesson for another day. This trip was devoted to magnifient, abundant wildflowers.
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How beautiful!
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