It's beginning to look a lot like...spring time :) And, this is one of my favorite times of the year.

As a boating/wakeboarding/water enthusiast, I do enjoy soaking up the sun on those hot, summer days. But this time of the year is like a breath of fresh air. Not that winter in Southeast Texas is brutal, but for a Southern girl who can't take the cold, the beginning of spring is relief from short, dark days of rain and cold. 

The days are longer now that the time has changed.

It's starting to warm up enough to wear shorts and flip flops. The trees are budding and wildflowers are blooming! Oh how I do love wildflowers in Texas!

I drove down to Houston a couple weeks ago, and for the first time this year I began to notice bluebonnets and Indian paint brush in the medians of Highway 59. I didn't have time to stop on the way down, but on my return home, I did take time to stop for a few bluebonnet photos. And then on my way back out of town on the next trip, I stopped for the Indian paintbrush. And then on my next trip I had to stop for more photos. See a pattern?

At our house, I noticed our tulip bulbs were just beginning to bloom. We've had daffodils for a few weeks now, but the tulips are taking their sweet time. The ornamental pears (I think) have been blooming a little while. There are purple and red petunias popping up in the flower bed and a few daisies too. And, we have wisteria just starting to come out.

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