It's Bluebonnet Time

And time for a Road Trip to the Texas Hill Country!

Have daughter - will travel!!  And what fun we had...  A tank of gas and a map.  Our destination was central Texas.  Hill Country.  Wildflower Mecca.  We drove south from Dallas and got off the interstate in Austin.  From there we followed the back roads, slowed our pace to meandering, and rolled the windows down to take it all in!

And then we happened upon the Bluebonnet Festival in Burnett, complete with a loud and noisy parade, craft fair and cotton candy!  Small town Americana at it's homespun best:

Little Miss Bluebonnet and her Beautiful Court

No parade is complete without the Cowgirls and their Prancing Steeds

and the local High School Marching Band!

From there, we wandered the country roads and stumbled upon an old, one-room school house.  The historic marker proclaimed it the Prairie Mountain Schoolhouse, built in 1906, used as a school, and also as a place of worship.  While the building was abandoned, the wildflowers graciously tended the empty school yard and softened the barren landscape.

Even the old swingset was decked out for spring!

Finally, we arrived in the lovely town of Fredericksburg.  A destination all in itself!  Settled by German immigrants in the mid-1800's, it retains the vibrant heritage, and is full of charming bed-and breakfasts, authentic log cabins, amazing shopping, restaurants and award-winning wineries.

Fredericksburg is also known for being home to the largest, working wildflower farm in the nation, Wildseed Farms.  And that's where we headed!

Simply breathtaking.  Our pictures hardly do it justice!  We were surrounded on every side by blooms, fragrance and beauty.

The weekend flew by in marvelous moments.  Sharing the memories with Katie made it all the more special.  When the day-to-day drudgery pulls us down, we can draw on these heart-made-moments to lift our spirts!  And if you can't tell, I'm just crazy about Spring!  Makes me smile everytime...

May your day be filled with the beautiful reminders of God's Love Letter to humanity in blooming color...

In Grace Smiling,  Jane