tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post576359853114939072..comments2023-06-21T05:14:42.635-07:00Comments on Morning Glories In Round Rock: BluebonnetsMorning Glories in Round Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-17589054229728205222009-04-27T20:29:00.000-07:002009-04-27T20:29:00.000-07:00Debbie in Ca, I am glad I posted about something y...Debbie in Ca, I am glad I posted about something you were wanting to see. Someday, maybe you can come on a vacation to see them in person--it is an amazing time of year right now--so beautiful.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-89516976488268496002009-04-27T20:26:00.000-07:002009-04-27T20:26:00.000-07:00Lancashire Rose, Timing is everything! The fields ...Lancashire Rose, Timing is everything! The fields in between here and Houston were amazing--much better than anything I saw around Fredricksburg and Johnson City!!! It's sad, but I think the wild flowers along that stretch just aren't as thick and beautiful as they used to be.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-29858926094602675592009-04-27T20:23:00.000-07:002009-04-27T20:23:00.000-07:00Nola, it is a special time of year for us to enjoy...Nola, it is a special time of year for us to enjoy the beautiful weather and flowers before it gets blistering hot. Enjoy it while we can!Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-28820235807035516022009-04-21T19:17:00.000-07:002009-04-21T19:17:00.000-07:00How beautiful! I've always wanted to see this. T...How beautiful! I've always wanted to see this. Thanks for sharing. (I doubt I would have been brave enough to chase a picture right into a longhorn's field -- yikes!)Debbie in CA : )https://www.blogger.com/profile/07473719745707917057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-11934791148990038842009-04-19T06:34:00.000-07:002009-04-19T06:34:00.000-07:00A friend also drove down to Houston and told us ho...A friend also drove down to Houston and told us how wonderful the bluebonnets were. How lucky you were to be driving down there at the right time. Unlike the Hill Country drive we did 2 weeks ago when we saw nothing. Maybe the recent rain will help a little and we will have lots of yellows in the coming weeks.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-9789156673977436132009-04-17T06:00:00.000-07:002009-04-17T06:00:00.000-07:00Yep, that's what it looks like all around here, to...Yep, that's what it looks like all around here, too. There's no place on earth prettier than Texas in April. You pix came out great!Nolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12233644555327847881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-32409090883722161692009-04-16T19:56:00.000-07:002009-04-16T19:56:00.000-07:00Lori, thanks for stopping by! Wouldn't that be nic...Lori, thanks for stopping by! Wouldn't that be nice to have some real rain for a change? Let's put in our order now for next year!Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-9156344674581987682009-04-16T11:34:00.000-07:002009-04-16T11:34:00.000-07:00Oh, wow, so many bluebonnets! Maybe next year we'...Oh, wow, so many bluebonnets! Maybe next year we'll get some rain and have a show like that in Austin!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233060833186241702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-25185727920681927672009-04-15T20:25:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:25:00.000-07:00Dear Wendy, I'm glad you enjoyed my Bluebonnet pic...Dear Wendy, I'm glad you enjoyed my Bluebonnet pics. Hope everything is going okay for you and Hubby.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />jennyMorning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-20570070031805143542009-04-15T20:23:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:23:00.000-07:00Marnie, you will just have to come down for the Bl...Marnie, you will just have to come down for the Bluebonnet season sometime! There is so much to see and do around Austin, it would be a fun trip.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-36238289223154700592009-04-15T20:21:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:21:00.000-07:00Marie, glad you liked them. They are a joy to see....Marie, glad you liked them. They are a joy to see.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-38705109098384965102009-04-15T20:20:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:20:00.000-07:00Monica, I hope that you will make a trip down here...Monica, I hope that you will make a trip down here sometime during Bluebonnet season--they really are breathtaking.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-82054166580203049382009-04-15T20:18:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:18:00.000-07:00I'm glad you liked my pictures, Shy Songbird. I ha...I'm glad you liked my pictures, Shy Songbird. I have been collecting Bluebonnet seed, and am planning on sowing them this Fall, which is the best time for good germination. Maybe next year I will have pictures of them from my own garden!Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-56243478296536477052009-04-15T17:01:00.000-07:002009-04-15T17:01:00.000-07:00Wow - they sure are beautiful! Lovely fields of b...Wow - they sure are beautiful! Lovely fields of blue. Thanks for sharing!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-64840693106372732232009-04-15T07:42:00.000-07:002009-04-15T07:42:00.000-07:00What beautiful fields. You know, I've never actua...What beautiful fields. You know, I've never actually seen a bluebonnet;) Hopefully someday I'll be in Texas during the season.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-55807270646663743692009-04-15T06:57:00.000-07:002009-04-15T06:57:00.000-07:00I have heard about Texas Bluebonnets but I have ne...I have heard about Texas Bluebonnets but I have never seen them. Quite spectacular. Thanks for the pictures.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-90113602940213649742009-04-15T05:07:00.000-07:002009-04-15T05:07:00.000-07:00Wow, those look just wonderful. I especially like ...Wow, those look just wonderful. I especially like the red barn in the sea of bluebonnets. I hope to see them in person one day!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-613073363802917112009-04-15T04:39:00.000-07:002009-04-15T04:39:00.000-07:00What a pretty flower and how lovely they look mass...What a pretty flower and how lovely they look massed together in the fields like that. I have just looked them up and see they are your state flower which I didn't know and that also they are related to our Lupin which is a garden flower here.<br />The sea of blue reminds me of how our woods will look very soon when our Bluebells are in flower, which is always a wonderful sight to look forward to.<br />Thank you for sharing your Bluebonnets.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-88949038634350839372009-04-14T20:02:00.000-07:002009-04-14T20:02:00.000-07:00Pam, glad I timed my post before your sister's vis...Pam, glad I timed my post before your sister's visit. Tell her the heaviest blooms are on the Southbound side. If she wants to get pictures, she can see which fields she wants to stop at, and then on the way back home, she will have an easy time just pulling off.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-34603933745045888322009-04-14T19:58:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:58:00.000-07:00Rose, I know what pattern you are talking about--I...Rose, I know what pattern you are talking about--I have a quilt that my great grandmother made, but we always called it Sunbonnet Sue. BTW, thanx for the compliment!Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-52856930230173698202009-04-14T19:54:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:54:00.000-07:00Susie, I know! I wanted to ask them if they notice...Susie, I know! I wanted to ask them if they noticed those--ahem--long horns! I think next time I will take pictures of people taking pictures of the bluebonnets. LOL!Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-31391957635021389072009-04-14T19:49:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:49:00.000-07:00Dawn, my mother came down last year in March to se...Dawn, my mother came down last year in March to see the bluebonnets, and the weekend after she left is when they all popped up!!!Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-54951740075392624802009-04-14T19:47:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:47:00.000-07:00Gail, I knew what you meant--and I'm glad you like...Gail, I knew what you meant--and I'm glad you like my song--it was always my "feel good" song.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-28880486448117725672009-04-14T19:34:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:34:00.000-07:00Pam/Digging says:
Thanks for the pictures! My sis...<A HREF="http://www.penick.net/digging" REL="nofollow">Pam/Digging</A> says:<br /><br />Thanks for the pictures! My sister is driving in from Houston this weekend, so I'll forward your post to her to show her a preview of coming attractions.Pam/Digging https://www.penick.net/digginghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02816325728373530024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475421075331245419.post-35132237584162568992009-04-14T19:01:00.000-07:002009-04-14T19:01:00.000-07:00I've always heard of Texas bluebonnets--what a bea...I've always heard of Texas bluebonnets--what a beautiful display! (And I think your photos are wonderful.) My mother-in-law had a quilt made from the pattern "Bluebonnet Sue"; I wonder if it got its name from these flowers.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.com