Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Spring has sprung in South Texas!

You know spring has shown up when the wildflowers start to bloom. Here in South Texas, when the bluebonnets and indian paintbrushes come out you know that spring is here.

On Saturday, we left after church to drive to Goliad, TX. The visit was two-fold. My hubby loves anything to do with tractors and every year at the Goliad County Fair, they have an antique tractor show. He enjoys going to see the restored tractors and talk to the owners and watch whatever demonstrations they have. This year the amount of tractors in the show was smaller than it has been but he still enjoyed it.

I usually look at the tractors but don't spend a whole lot of time there. My interest in coming to Goliad is wildflowers!

So, after I tear the hubby away from the tractors, we headed over to Goliad State Park. They have a wonderful nature trail that I love to walk and look at the different flowers, bugs, etc. Here is a Texas Powdered Skipper on a blue curls flower.

After the nature trail, we headed over to the Fannin Monument behind the La Bahia Presidio. There is always a beautiful display of wildflowers here every year. This year was no exception. The bluebonnets, indian paintbrushes, and yellow daisy-like flowers were out in abundance. And their colors blended together so beautifully.
It was a day filled with beauty, family, and nature. How much God must love us to give us all of this to enjoy!

Chloe says she enjoyed the wildflowers, too!