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A Blooming Texas Spring

April 21, 2016 By Karen Witemeyer

Texas pasture filled with bluebonnets at sunset

Spring is by far the most beautiful season in Texas. Rain brings out the green of the land before the scorching heat of summer burns it to a well-baked brown. Wildflowers bloom in yellow, pink, red, and iconic blue. The state flower of Texas, the bluebonnet, reigns supreme and steals my breath every time.

Where I live in West Texas, we only get a sparse scattering of bluebonnets, but to the south and east, the Hill Country shows off God’s glory like no other place on earth. In honor of Spring, I thought I’d share some pictures today of Texas dressed in her Sunday best. All of these pictures were taken from the Texas Wildlife Project.

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Of course, bluebonnets aren’t the only wildflower in Texas. You can also find the red Indian Paintbrush and the orange and yellow Butterfly Milkweed. Thousands of Monarch butterflies migrate through Texas between March and June each year. They are especially fond of the nectar in the milkweed flower.

Indian Paintbrush

Milkweed (Butterfly Weed)

 

 

 

 

Then there are the pinks of the Drummond’s Phlox and the Mexican Primrose.Drummond's PhloxMexican Primrose

Indian Blanket 2“A Native American legend tells the story of a great weaver who was a member of the Comanche tribe. Everyone in the tribe revered his skill. One day the weaver realized his time on earth was drawing to a close and so he made himself a beautiful burial blanket in which to be wrapped. The night he finished the blanket he died. The next morning he was wrapped in the blanket and placed on a burial platform. When the Great Spirit came to take the weaver, the Spirit was in awe of the blanket. So as a gift to the people of the tribe, the Great Spirit now sends these colors to earth every spring in the form of the flower known in Texas as the Indian Blanket.” – Texas Wildflower Project.

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For those who love to smile as they read, bestselling author Karen Witemeyer offers warmhearted historical romance with a flair for humor, feisty heroines, and swoon-worthy Texas heroes. Karen is a multiple award-winning author and a firm believer in the power of happy endings. She is an avid cross-stitcher, tea drinker, and gospel hymn singer who makes her home in Abilene, TX with her heroic husband who vanquishes laundry dragons and dirty dish villains whenever she's on deadline. Learn more about Karen and her books at: www.karenwitemeyer.com.
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  1. Mocha with Linda says

    April 21, 2016 at 5:13 am

    Oh, this post made this Texas girl’s heart happy! I love the bluebonnets best. There’s nothing quite like them.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 7:16 am

      I have to agree with you, Linda. I look forward to seeing them every year. So beautiful! I recently had some pictures made in a small field of bluebonnets near our airport. The wind was crazy, but I’m hoping some of them turn out for me to use on my website. 🙂

  2. Connie Saunders says

    April 21, 2016 at 6:04 am

    Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures and the Native American story. I have never seen Texas and these wildflowers are breathtaking!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 7:17 am

      So glad you enjoyed them, Connie. Spring is a short season in Texas. Summer always seems to push it out of the way before it can settle in, but while it’s here, it’s glorious!

  3. Mary Hart says

    April 21, 2016 at 6:19 am

    Beautiful! I’d never heard the legend of the Blanket Flower, either. I have these in my garden & love them. They brighten it for months!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 7:18 am

      Wonderful, Mary. They are just so cheerful with those bright reds and yellows. 🙂

  4. Lynn Austin says

    April 21, 2016 at 6:31 am

    Thanks for the beautiful pictures, Karen. It isn’t quite as spring-like in Michigan, yet.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 7:19 am

      My husband went to Denver this week for business, and his first flight got cancelled because of snow. Hopefully you’ll feel the thaw soon, Lynn!

  5. Loraine Ertelt says

    April 21, 2016 at 6:57 am

    Beautiful pictures of the Texas spring flowers. I lived in Texas for 30 years and that is the main thing I miss along with my friends. My birthday is in April and my hubby always took me for a wonderful spring flower drive on my birthday.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 7:19 am

      What a perfect way to celebrate, Loraine! I love that! What a romantic man you snagged. 🙂

  6. Dana Mentink says

    April 21, 2016 at 7:12 am

    I would have to go with our golden poppies here in CA!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 7:20 am

      Ah, yes. Being a California native, I hear you on those poppies, Dana. I remember them well. 🙂

  7. Rachael K says

    April 21, 2016 at 7:41 am

    I love the Lady’s Slippers (also called moccasin flowers) here in Minnesota. There’s a story to go with them too – an Ojibwe tribe had fallen ill, and only one little girl was able to travel for the medicine they needed to heal the people. The journey was so long and hard that it wore out her moccasins and shredded the bottoms of her feet, but she persisted until she made it home again with the medicine. And every place a drop of blood fell from her feet, there grows the moccasin flower.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 8:28 am

      I love the ancient stories that were passed down. So romantic and full of strong characters. Thanks for sharing, Rachel.

  8. Stacey Cochran says

    April 21, 2016 at 7:45 am

    Those are all beautiful flowers!! I love the bluebonnets especially. I don’t really have a favorite wildflower–I enjoy them all! But I have to say that I love all the green around here in Central Alabama right now. The trees are gorgeously green in a variety of shades. This is my favorite time of the year!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 8:29 am

      I love seeing the countryside getting green. We spend so much time looking at brown throughout the year, that the few months we have green is such a joy!

  9. Melissa says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:11 am

    I love buttercups. Thank you so much for the beautiful photos. You have made me smile today. 🙂

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 9:19 am

      Buttercups are so pretty and delicate. 🙂 So glad you enjoyed the photos, Melissa!

  10. Melanie Backus says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:29 am

    I love your pictures! Blue bonnets and Red Crimson Clover along with Indian Paintbrushes are my favorites!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 10:44 am

      They just make you smile when you see them, don’t they? Love the gorgeous color God uses to brighten our world. 🙂

  11. Becky Wade says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:59 am

    I love, love, love spring time in Texas! I eat and write outside every chance I get in this temperate spring weather.

    I’ve meant to carve out time to take my family to the Ennis Bluebonnet Trail earlier this month, but just couldn’t fit it in. Next year!

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 10:45 am

      That is where the top picture is from, Becky. So gorgeous! If we ever get a retreat here, we’ll have to work that into our schedule. 🙂

  12. Lynne M Feuerstein says

    April 21, 2016 at 11:37 am

    Thank you for this post,Karen. The pictures are wonderful!I had no idea Texas had such beautiful flowers.As for a favotite I would have to say it would be the bluebonnets. Thanks again for showing us a pretty and historic side of Texas.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 21, 2016 at 2:01 pm

      Bluebonnets and sunsets are my two favorite natural features of Texas. So glad you enjoyed the photos, Lynne. 🙂

  13. Shelia Hall says

    April 21, 2016 at 6:33 pm

    I love the wild dogwood and the wild lavender

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 22, 2016 at 7:24 am

      Dogwood is so gorgeous! Great choice. And I can just imagine the smell of walking through a lavender field. What a lovely thought! Thanks, Shelia. 🙂

  14. Betty Strohecker says

    April 21, 2016 at 6:39 pm

    Gorgeous pictures! So glad you shared.
    There is also a legend of the Indian Paintbrush.

    • Karen Witemeyer says

      April 22, 2016 at 7:24 am

      Thanks, Betty. I love all the legends behind the flowers. Creative minds at work. 🙂

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