Spring in Texas

This afternoon, the fields that border the highways in this part of Texas will be crowded with families. They'll be bringing their kids, dressed in their Sunday finery, to take their pictures against a background of bluebonnets. The bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas, and the sight of acre upon acre of the blue blooms resting amid a sea of green leaves always makes me glad to live here.

Our spring weather is unpredictable. Eighty degrees yesterday, fifty today, with winds and possible showers and who knows what else as the week progresses. But one thing is certain about spring in Texas. The crop may be meager or magnificent, but there'll be bluebonnets. And families having their pictures taken amidst them.

Have a blessed Easter season.