Picture of the Day - 3/19/2011

Texas Wildflowers (cont.) - Texas did not have the near rains of last year, so the predictions for wildflowers have been scaled back some. However, there are very good pockets of colorful flowers around Kerry and Richard's place east of San Antonio. This is farm and ranch country and Sheila and I drove around the nearby roads on the lookout for colorful patches. We ran into this one near a local Baptist church and I couldn't resist the layers of color in this composition. From front to back, Texas Paintbrush, Bluebonnets, what appears to be Missouri Primrose and more Texas Paintbrush and primrose. There is a good Web site for Texas wildflowers here: http://www.texaswildflowerpictures.com/