Bluebonnets

Day 2: Sunday

When I was Flat Drew’s age, I lived in Danbury, CT right next door to Flat Drew’s hometown of Bethel. Whenever it rained this time of year, we would say,

“April Showers bring May Flowers”

Well, in Texas, you could almost say the opposite.  May is typically our rainiest month, and being that Texas is much further south, flowers bloom earlier here than in Connecticut.

In fact, most trees started growing their new leaves in March and now that it is early April, it is very green!  In this part of Texas, the most common trees are Oak, Cedar, and Pecan.

And this year, with all of the rain we had in the winter, the wild flowers are blooming in full force! The Texas state flower is the Bluebonnet and it is a tradition here to have a portrait taken among them.

So Flat Drew put on his best smile and climbed into a couple of patches for some photos.

What do you think; is he a handsome flat or what?

Since the Bluebonnets have been growing for nearly two weeks now, you can see that they are already taller than Flat Drew!

Do you know what your state flower is?