Spring in Texas

It's spring in Texas, and what does that mean? Bluebonnets! Wally and I went out looking for wildflowers on Sunday afternoon. Texas has lots of wildflowers that grow on the sides of the highways. In March, the bluebonnets bloom, and I love them.

We found a huge field just outside of Brenham. This field was at least 4 or 5 acres, and it was absolutely covered in bluebonnets. It was also accessible to people, that is, not private property. Lots of other people had the same idea we did. It was a beautiful day with clear skies and moderate temperatures. Here is a little bit of what we saw. Here's another close up shot. This one also has what are called Evening Primrose here. I don't know if that's the proper name for these pink flowers or not. They are everywhere this time of year, too.

A nice family was kind enough to take a photo of Wally and I standing in the bluebonnets. You can see how big the field is in back of us. Multiply that space by 4 or 5 and that's how huge the area was. And...it was all bluebonnets. You can also see lots of other people enjoying the flowers.

Later, we stopped at a Dairy Queen, another Texas classic. Wally had a chocolate shake, I had a caramel shake and we shared some onion rings. It was a lovely afternoon.

Oscar

So...it has been almost a month since we "fostered" Wildfire. Needless to say, he did not go back, and we signed the adoptin papers two weeks ago. We have decided to call him Oscar. He is a great dog, very loving and wanting to be loved. If we let him, he wants to be a lap dog as you can see from the photo below. Sarah is the only one who lets him do this, and he knows it, so he milks it for all it's worth. What a face! When everyone else is at work, Oscar is my shadow. Wherever I am, Oscar is there, too. We have beds in strategic places about the house, but if Oscar can't find a bed, he just plops down anyway, even on the tile floor. When I'm working on the computer, this is what I usually see.

The photo is a little dark as I took it without using the flash. That's my constant companion at rest. Oscar will stay there as long as I'm there, too.

He does have one funny habit. He likes to steal things out of the trash. Not food, because he can't get to the food trash, but things like used tissues or dryer sheets or used swiffer sheets. We have to close the doors to the bathrooms so we don't find surprises in the middle of the living room floor. Oh yea, he also likes balls of yarn.