Taken between my grandparents’ farm and the church overlooking the Stribling (great-grandmother’s family) place.
Taken near my grandparents’ farm.
Bluebonnets are the state flower of Texas.
Hope you enjoyed these snapshots of the Texas.
The Legend of the Bluebonnet
The Texas fields are covered
With a blanket of deep blue.
But for a little Indian girl,
This would not be true.
Texas land was buried and dry.
Rains just would not come.
Indians danced and prayed for rain,
And beat upon their drums.
The Chief made a proclamation.He appealed to one and all.
A prized possession must be sacrificed
Before the rains would fall.
The Indian camp was silent,
While each person searched his heart.
But when it came to sacrifice,
With possessions they would not part.
Suddenly a little girl stepped forth,
Holding her blue-clad doll.
She placed it in the roaring fire
and raindrops began to fall.
The rain brought forth the grass,
Among its blades, flowers of blue.
To be a sign for all the time
Of a love so pure and true.
Read more about the Legend of the Bluebonnet.
For more Sky Watch.
The Dee Zone 
Dee: The SWF capture was great and thanks for going in close for the bluebonnets.
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Fishing Guy,
Thanks. I took the pictures to use to decorate my bathroom.
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Dee, oh look at those against the sky. And, the close ups are a gift. Here in MT only the most hardy are blooming right now and that’s very few. Thanks for sharing your pictures.
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pretty shots, enjoy Spring and all her beauty
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Love these photos! Nice idea to decorate your bathroom with them!
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TY all.
Those are last years, haven’t seen this years.
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Oh, thanks for showing me these–especially in the context of that vast and beautiful Texas sky!
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Sandy,
Thank you. Texas skies are pretty and big.
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Beautiful sky in Texas 😀
Will you visit mine Thanks
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Very nice field of flowers
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great catch! In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west, the people create distinctions out of their own minds and then beleive them to be true…. mine’s up too hope you can drop by
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wow what a beautiful sky and flowers. happy spring time!
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Beautiful images, beautiful spring colors.
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Thank you for joining in with Sky Watch this week.. I like all these pictures and your ‘Bluebonnets’ are beautiful… I am glad you shared these special pictures with us..
Tom
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Beautiful scenes and wonderful colours.
So delicate…..
Ida
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Amazing and delicate flowers with a very bright sky!
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Beautiful pictures,I like them all!
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Ty all.I enjoyed checking out your photos as well. It is nice to take a weekly trip around the world via blogs.
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They are all beautiful photos. My favorite have to be those photos with the blue flowers. I love blue flowers;) Nice shots.
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Nice to se so many flowers booming in April. Not much blooming here yet. But soon, very soon!
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Pernille: The blue flowers are Bluebonnets also known as Buffalo Clover. It is the state flower of Texas. You can read the legend of the Blue Bonnet here.
EG: I’ve heard this year’s aren’t as good as last years. Don’t know since I haven’t been back to Texas this spring.
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I’ve always wanted to see what a blue bonnet looked like. This is a nice juxtaposition of the blue flowers against the blue sky. Beautiful.
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Byringbunny,
Thank you. Most bluebonnets are actually more purple than blue.
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Beautiful!
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I miss seeing the bluebonnets in Texas.
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Beautiful legend and shots.
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TY
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They are all beautiful!
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I love this post. I love wildflowers and their beauty. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Beautiful photos.
Hope to see your critter photo for Camera-Critters this weekend.
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Glad you enjoyed them.
Misty Dawn: Don’t think I have any critter photos
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Great shots for SWF!
Sorry I haven’t got the time to visit you earlier.
Have a nice weekend!
Petunia’s Sky Watch
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Petunia,
Thanks. I was late checking out others last week.
DH
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That’s great Dee! I love all the photos and the blue bonnets are great. Love that you added the legend too…
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Ellen,
Thanks. Oh if you are in Dallas again during the spring time you must check out the Blue Bonnets in Ellis county.
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Texans LOVE Bluebonnets!
They are georgeous intermingled with red Indian Paintbrushes and white dasies.
Add some sprigs of honeysuckle for a fragrant bouquet.
On May Day (May 1) Grannie and I would go wild-flower-picking to fill the “flower baskets” I made using a pattern from our school art book and one sheet of notebook paper for each basket.
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Polly,
I remember doing something like that with Mama Crain. Are these pictures taken where you picked flowers?
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Nice blog with nice picture, blue bonnets look wonderful. It was nice going through your blog. Happy blogging 🙂
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