Traveling South

For those of you who have never traveled through the central part of Texas, it is probably not like you have imagined it, if you have mental pictures from the many Western movies similar to my memories. On the drive today from Fort Worth south to Austin, west to Fredericksburg, and then south to Kerrville, we are driving through gently rolling hills filled with green pastures and grass, small towns and cities, and blooming trees and flowers. It is far from the dusty images which Amarillo and El Paso bring to mind. One of our favorite Texas sights has also begun to appear: the Texas Bluebonnets! We sighted our first of this spring season this morning near Hillsboro, south of Fort Worth. Everyone in the Hill Country is especially fond of these beautiful flowers, which not only appear in various shades of blue, but also in reds and whites. To see the masses of them in bloom is simply breathtaking! This year everyone in our area has been concerned that we haven't had enough rain for the bluebonnets to appear, so we'll see as we travel close to Fredericksburg if any are appearing.

One of our special places to visit in Fredericksburg (20 miles north of Kerrville, and not too far from the LBJ ranch) is the Wildflower Farm. Next week one of the groups we have joined at church is making a trip to the farms to see the Butterfly Garden, which we haven't seen before. Both of us are looking forward to that! Hopefully, we will be able to get pictures both of the butterflies and the flowers to put in next week's blogs.

As we approach Austin, both of us are quite thankful that we are almost finished with this trek! Both of us are now sitting on the king-sized pillows and have aching posteriors. How happy we will be to reach Kerrville and our wee housie! Happy and safe travels to all!