bluebonnets from the hill country of texas

[moonshinegnomie]

[Arkansas Granny]

1. Makes me think of Lady Bird Johnson and her love of wildflowers.

[cayugafalls]

10. Truly a kind person with a lasting legacy we can all see to this day.

Lady Birds' dedication to Highway Beautification Act earned the bill a nickname in her honor and her work on promoting that bill set the stage for all First Lady's to come.

My insignificant brush came in 1978...Lady Bird was seeking a stereo gift for a daughter and I guess she knew the owner of a popular Texas Stereo chain at time.

She came to the main store and he walked with her and her peeps while they talked and he made recommendations.

Her grace, kindness and personality radiated from her. Even from a distance (I was a sales person), I could tell she was just a beautiful person.

[Delmette2.0]

24. That was my thought it the first picture.

[Botany]

2. Very nice thanx for posting.

n/t

[Walleye]

3. Beautiful! got this yesterday, called fig buttercup or figwort

[Botany]

8. That is Lesser Celandine pretty but a terrible invassive plant

[Walleye]

12. Thank you I see now there are different names for it. I have a new flower identifying app

[Botany]

13. Although the native plant Figwort (early or late) is a really great plant

The flowers are not all that big and showy but it brings in tons of pollinators from late May to
October. The plant is really handsome in the fall and winter with nice leaf color and structure.

I highly recommend it.

[calimary]

17. Love those heart-shaped leaves!

Sigh…

[Botany]

26. You can have the yellow flowers and heart shaped leaves w/Marsh Marigold (native)

[calimary]

28. LOVE 'em!

I’m REALLY loving the arrival of Spring up here in Oregon. Trees budding so colorfully as they start leafing out, all the little green shoots raising their little selves up above ground level, crocuses and jonquils and narcissus and daffodils - DAYUM! Nothing like it back in SoCal. Shit - random patches and clumps of daffodils along the side of the freakin’ road all over the place! LOVE it!

And I just a coupla days ago discovered hellebores. Neighbor up the street has several colors of ‘em growing in her front “yard”. Never knew about ‘em before.

Blows my mind!

[niyad]

4. Thank you.

[CrispyQ]

5. Lovely photos!

I like the detail of the structure in the 3rd image, the date, the geometrical shapes, but I love the bright flecks of red with all the blue in the 2nd shot. The other shot is really nice too.

PS - What did they use that structure for, do you know?

[RainCaster]

6. Beautiful pictures!

I'm guessing that's a bridge over a small stream.

[WestMichRad]

7. Looks like an old iron bridge

… built in 1903.

[WestMichRad]

9. Lupinus texensis

A lupine, if you’re interested in botany.
In the pea family… the structure of an individual blossom is very similar to that of peas and beans.

[question everything]

11. Thank you. What a calm, uplifting way to start the day

[calimary]

19. No kidding!

Beautiful photos!

Beautiful colors!

It really is a nice, mellow way to start the day. Much appreciated!

[Renew Deal]

14. A Quiet Place

[japple]

15. Thank you so much for sharing these photos. My family used to go from GA to

TX every other year or so and would always go around this time in order to catch the wildflowers. One of our favorite drives was Hwy 71 from Columbus to Bastrop. Around every bend, there is a breathtaking view of the beautiful wildflowers of TX. Thanks so much for the memories.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Thank you so much for these glorious photos, my dear moonshinegnomie!

The flowers are beautiful, and they're everywhere!

What a lovely way to start my day.

[lark]

18. I absolutely adore Texas Bluebonnets and California poppies.

Can't you just imagine those spectacular blooms close to each other? Wow!

Mom's from Texas, but we usually went there in the summer or over Christmas so I didn't see them for many years. Fortunately, one year a reunion was held in April and the hills were just covered with these. Wow! Been a huge fan ever since.

[geardaddy]

20. I love bluebonnets!

What wonderful photos!

[thatcrowwoman]

21. Thank you, Ladybird Johnson.

And many thanks to moonshinegnomie for sharing.
These are beautiful and evocative, sending me to long ago and far away walks by the railroad tracks and into fields of flowers.
🕊thatcrowwoman

[summer_in_TX]

22. Wish I knew where these pics were taken.

It looks like the Texas Hill Country, which means it may not be that far from me. I'd like to see the bridge up close.

[wryter2000]

23. I love lupines

Gorgeous

[summer_in_TX]

25. Been doing some research.

The old iron bridge is known as the Bluebonnet Railroad Bridge in Kingsland, Texas. Officially it was the Miller Creek Bridge. It's an hour or so west northwest of Austin near the Llano River.

[moonshinegnomie]

27. i tried to find out more info about it but couldnt other than is being called the BB railroad bridge

[LetMyPeopleVote]

29. This makes me smile