In Bluebonnet Country...

For the past several years, Kristi and I have tried to take advantage of Springtime here in Texas by going to see the different wildflowers that bloom and come to life this time of year. In particular, this part of Texas is famous for the Texas Bluebonnet, which is the official state flower. Bluebonnets are commonly seen on the sides of the country roads and in random fields across the area, some like Washington on the Brazos make for popular roadside destinations for many seeking picnic areas and wildflower viewings. This year, two of our good friends, Susie and Paul, came along with us and we made a roadtrip out of it to go to another popular wildflower town, Brenham. It's also the home to the Blue Bell Ice Cream Creamery (which was closed on this day, so no tours). But we did find a good spot with lots of flowers and took some nice pictures for eveyone to enjoy.


Kristi and Me


Paul and Susie


The girls...


Unposed pic of K


Hmm. . she looks contemplative


Roadside field we found


More bluebonnets


A little closer..


Opposite view




Ok, playing around a little here


Kristi looking sad because she just smushed some bluebonnets


Susie and Paul playing with some flowers


After Brenham, we also went back to Washington on the Brazos state park to see if they had many flowers like the years before, but it was rather disappointing and we ended up not staying very long at all. We also didn't get many pictures from that trip either, just a few. It was a fun trip though, and good to get out and enjoy some nice spring weather.