Bluebonnets & Indian Paintbrush

In Texas the state flower is the Bluebonnet, but second to that it should be the Indian Paintrbush.  For those who don't know, Bluebonnets range in color from light to dark blue and sometimes with a purple hue.  Indian Paintbrush looks similar, but are an orange red color.  Both are vibrant and beautiful and at their peak in April.

We drove up about 10 miles past Brenham to Indpendence, Texas to take some pictures.  We did get a few good pictures, but the girls had so much fun that, pictures aside, it was worth the trip.

And on the way back to Houston we stopped for a $1.00 cup of ice cream at The Blue Bell Creamery.  (I should mention that $1.00 buys you about 2 1/2 scoops of ice cream)!

So, here's some pics!  We found a small field of flowers with two abandoned homes behind them.  This scene made for some nice shots.

 

We also got a few shots on the porch of the little blue house.

About a block away from our first stop we found a great area to take more pictures.

Hope you all had a fun weekend too!

Love,

Michelle