Archive for March 12th, 2009

The peach trees, whether ornamental or fruit-bearing, are in bloom now in Fort Worth, and so are the bluebonnets I mentioned last Friday. The peach trees are easy to see, they’re bright purple. The bluebonnets you actually could miss, they’re the small blue flowers you’ll see by the edge of the freeway.

Picking the bluebonnets, by the way, is not actually against the law, acording to Texas Department of Public Safety. However, I would discourage picking them from high-visiblility places like freeway verges, where it’s also moderately dangerous to get out of the car. The wildflowers, after all, are there for everyone to enjoy. Alongside the bluebonnets you will also see red and yellow flowers called Indian Blankets. These are the state flower of Oklahoma and are not so short of season as the bluebonnets.