Wild Flowers in Texas Spring 2010

Texas has had a drought since fall of 2007.  This is a sad thing because the Texas state flower is the bluebonnet, which requires adequate rainfall to bloom.  So for the last 2 years there have been absolutely no flowers. Anywhere.

Last fall and this spring, the drought broke and we have had rain nearly every month since October or November. Because of this, the wild flowers have been incredible this year. So incredible that whole families pull off the side of the road to plop their children into them for family photos.

So, yeah. Amazing. 

A Festival Just for Strawberries

This year the annual Poteet TX Strawberry Festival happened April 9-11.  This year I went.

I must say... It was nothing like what I expected.  I mean, NOTHING.

I had expected there to be strawberries everywhere.  There were strawberries, but nothing like the "died and gone to strawberry heaven" that I had envisioned.  It was more like a normal ole small town festival on steroids. There was the carnival. The vendors selling food. These were all local raising money for all the usual organizations - Project Graduation, Volunteer Fire Dept, Band Booster, St. Somebody's Church Youth Group. You know the drill.

I would have felt it was a complete waste of time if I hadn't walked away with a half flat of those beauties up above.  Coming up next.... REAL strawberry shortcake.