Spring has arrived.  Believe it if you can.  That is what the calendar says – March 20, 2014 is the Vernal Equinox.

The Vernal Equinox from almanac.com:

Ah, spring! This season brings increasing daylight, warming temperatures, and the rebirth of flora and fauna.

The word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” Days and nights are approximately equal everywhere, and the Sun rises and sets due east and west.

While on the tour of Central Texas, Ever-Lovin’ and I knew we were traveling too early to see the bluebonnets and wildflowers that are so pretty along the highways of Texas in the springtime.

BUT…

We did see a few hints of spring.

Walking along the trails at the Washington-on-the-Brazos holy grounds, we saw the beginnings of spring flowers.

I believe these are prairie verbenas, and they were doing their best to bloom.

Sweet Mother of Pearl.  Do you see the beginnings of a couple of bluebonnets?  It made my day!  This was also at Washington-on-the-Brazos.

Elsewhere along the river there were no flowers to be seen.

Generally, this was the views we saw.  Grass greening, but few flowers.

Then the unbelievable happened.  Be still my heart.  On the grounds of the Presidio La Bahia (the site where Santa Ana massacred Fannin and his men – on Palm Sunday no less) was this little grave covered with bluebonnets.  It was so touching that the bluebonnets would be growing abundantly on this grave.

I could not stop taking pictures of the first bluebonnets of spring.

I realize that these are probably planted, and there will be a lush carpet of bluebonnets covering this grave in a few weeks, but to me it was amazing that these early birds were showing their colors at this place.  For me, this was a wonderful promise of the coming of a new season.

Blessings to you and yours,

The roads near Brenham and Goliad are suppose to be wonderful places to view Texas wildflowers.