This was sent to me by a neighbor. Taken April 1, near Ennis, Texas.
Thought all you gardeners would appreciate this!
Sea of Blue Bonnets...................
Beautiful!!
It is so gorgeous, we are so blessed here in Texas!!!
Pretty, but lets have picture of that area end of July!
I moved to Texas from Idaho. I still love Idaho and I do miss it, but I have to admit that Texas wildflowers are really something to see. That is a gorgeous display and think of all the seeds that will be shot out after the blooms are done!
This message was edited Apr 8, 2012 4:45 PM
Gorgeous!
I want to see them in person! I have a large patch in my yard but nothing compares to a field of bluebonnets (and Indian paintbrushes).
Wow! Just gorgeous.
I planted 4 pounds of bluebonnet seeds from Wildflower Farms in the Fall and had 5 (!!!) bluebonnets! .....Maybe next year.
Someone told me that bluebonnet seeds don't all bloom at once. Some will go dormant for a year and others for a couple of years. That means if some of the plants don't have a chance to make seed there is still a chance for the following years. Don't know if its true.
Intelligent seeds......I like that!!
WOW ... just WOW!!!!
Carla
Wow!
That is unbelievable! I'd love to sit in the middle of them and just keep looking and looking. (That is, if there were no bugs! or snakes or other biting wildlife) Janet
Is there a way for me to send that photo to others that are not on DG? I'd love to show it to several people.
Just the best of the best..............WOW....
steadycam3 - right click it and save as a pic in your picture file.
Thanks so much Morgan. It is just a beautiful thing!
Just breattaking !
Agreed with all.
Yes this is beautiful...I agree, BUT, what is not beautiful is the mechanized rows I can't help but see the imperfect sowing of seed. It reminds me of a lawn that was fertilized with a rolling spreader, leaving spaces between the rows. Again, the blooms are gorgeous, the composition is not.
Interesting......I don't see that at all. Are you saying they are less than pretty because someone possibly planted them instead of the wind blowing them there? Or just planted them less than perfect?
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" applies to all things! Fauther's eyes see ugly rows, most of us see a mass of gorgeous bluebonnets. It's all ok!
I just wish the photo was higher resolution so we could see it larger!
10-40 that!
I think the photo was taken with her IPhone.
O.K here are some pictures of uninterrupted Bluebonnets that I took
Ohhhh that's pretty!
Thank you Carrie, did you know that when the white part of the flower turns burgundy it mens it has been fertilized?
I don't know if these are mechanized rows. To me the land looks like it may have been terraced years ago to prevent erosion when farmed. It is a gorgeous picture.
No, Josephine, I didn't! They are a protected wildflower, right? But can they be mowed after they flower?
I ask because we saw fields of them coming up from the airport in Austin in the middle of March, but a few weeks later, maybe three weeks later, the area had all been mowed. It was all like highway abutment land, not special wildlife land, just ordinary near-the-airport land. I don't know the Texas rules, and all the Massachusetts protected things are woodland things that you have to hike around a swamp to see. (Watch,someone from NEWF is going to defend the New England Wildflower Federation.)
The highway department mows them too soon sometimes before the seed matures in order to keep things neat, but they plant seed big time, and after the seeds build up in the soil the keep coming up.
It is best to let the seed mature before mowing.
I won't be mowing, lol, but I do like to learn.
I love our bluebonnets, whether they're planted in rows like corn or not. Thanks for sharing Morganc, I would rather walk among all that beauty than most anything else. Bariolio, I agree with your summation. If we were all the same this world would be so boring. I enjoy reading all comments, agree or not agree. The world is full of special people ...like all of you.
I wish you peace.
Fauther
Is that my beloved South Padre Island ?
Yes, it's where where I like to sit at dawn until the horizon catches fire. A passing "gaviota" is HIS way of saying to me...I liked our talk.
Peace
frostweed - what gorgeous pics! Were they taken near you?
Fauther - absolutely stunning pic with the bird!
This message was edited Apr 28, 2012 6:01 AM
Yes, they were taken off I20 south of Dallas, but not this year.
Mother Nature at her best. Thanks, Morganc.
I'm sure Valerie is right and the land was terraced, not planned as previously mentioned.
As for "...lets have picture of that area end of July!" -
Ecclesiastes 3
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
a time to be born and a time to die..."
What beautiful scenery, love the bluebonnets and the sunrise. Keep um coming...