Bluebonnet letdown

One of the signs of spring in Texas is the bluebonnets. You know that the weather is starting to get warmer and that spring is on it's way, once you start to see those signature blue flowers, covering the highways and byways all over Texas. It is also a rite of passage as a parent in Texas to throw your kids into patches of them and take lots of pictures. I mean, when else, would you willingly stop your car on the side of the road, take your kids out, put them in a field five feet away from the passing traffic, whilst vehicles are cruising past you at a mere 90mph? Family members: do not worry yours truly did not do that- no we just went to a fire-ant (another lovely distinctive sign of a Texas spring) infested field in Ennis - during their annual Bluebonnet festival. We drove an hour and a half to get there- to what are supposed to be the best bluebonnets in the state. All to hear the women at the tourist office say " This is the worst year for the bluebonnets. Last year was the best." Great. Well, we did find one semi good patch of them, only problem was, so had everyone else. But it was okay, and I think in the end we got some good pictures. I should hope out of the 200 we took, there were at least some good ones! Oh well, even though the flowers were not as abundant as they had been in previous years, it was still a nice afternoon to be outside and enjoy a beautiful spring day, because I know all too soon, it will be unbearably hot, like, probably next week! After all, that is another sure fire sign of spring in Texas, it only lasts about 2 weeks!