It's Primavera!!

The birds have been chirping for some time now. We've already seen Robins, Cardinals, Blue Jays, and Mockingbirds. The Purple Martins have once again taken up residence in their boarding house out back. They've been frequenting the place since we first put up a house at least 10 years ago.

However, what we haven't seen yet are Bluebonnets. Thus our journey on the back country roads in search of the Texas State Flower.

This young hawk was on sentry duty ~ Indian Paintbrush ~ Plains Wild Indigo ~ Indian Paintbrush

An old style oil pump ~ An old style Exxon gas station

Various colored Drummond's Phlox

I actually had Sneed stop so I could take a photo of the calf nursing in the background, but this big guy in the front turned to pose so he turned out to be the focal point ~ BueLingo cows aka Oreos

Texas Bluebonnets

Sycamore Hill, a new area between Brenham and Bellville, on Old State Road 36. Buy your lot and build. The dogwoods were blooming so I picked Lot 24

Sneed liked Lot 9 which featured some huge Live Oak trees, an old chimney, and some Drummond's Phlox

Showy Primrose in light pink ~ Yellow Thistle ~ Showy Primrose in white

A Blue Jay with wings spread out takes a sun bath in front of the pummeled azalea