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I will pick some for my wife when I head back home.

Such wonderful flowers! There are none blooming here yet. But we seem to be several days behind the metroplex.

My Austin niece posted a picture of her kids and bluebonnets a couple of weeks ago. Makes sense as they are a couple of weeks ahead of us climate wise.

So where are they blooming?? South of us I would assume? I'm expecting a huge bumper crop since we've gotten so much rain.

Let's post our bluebonnet pictures here....

Bluebonnets delivered. Got big hug and a kiss.
Crocmommy, we live about 45 miles south of Ft Worth. On the
far western edge of Ellis county. The flowers are in the
ditch up by our front gate. Within a few days they will be
all over our pastures.

grouchy wrote:Bluebonnets delivered. Got big hug and a kiss.

Awwwwwwwwww. Isn't it nice to be appreciated?

Yes it is. During spring I bring some in every day. My
favorites are Indian Paintbrush. They will also be out
before too long.

Why do I associated Blue Bonnets & Indian Paint Brushes with chiggers ?

grouchy wrote:Yes it is. During spring I bring some in every day. My
favorites are Indian Paintbrush. They will also be out
before too long.

My second favorites are Wine Cups.........well and the annual Gallardia but they are both more scarce than Bluebonnents and Indian Paintbrush.

I have some Wine Cups, that I bought at a nursery years and years ago, that return faithfully every year. They have only produced a couple of new plants though.

Red Oak wrote:Why do I associated Blue Bonnets & Indian Paint Brushes with chiggers ?

I associate bermuda grass with chiggers.

When I was a kid there were bloggers all over this country. Now none.
Tis a good thing. Y'all remember how retreated the bites when we were kids?

grouchy wrote:When I was a kid there were bloggers all over this country. Now none.
Tis a good thing. Y'all remember how retreated the bites when we were kids?

That was supposed to say chiggers.

We painted over the spot with nail polish. Burned like fire at first but worked.

Here a shot from a few years ago.

Modern medicine says that nail polish doesn't work, but it seemed to get the job done when we were kids.

Next question, where was the worst place on you body to get
chigger bites.

Another one

grouchy wrote:Modern medicine says that nail polish doesn't work, but it seemed to get the job done when we were kids.

Next question, where was the worst place on you body to get
chigger bites.

Worked better than Caladryl and didn't make clothing pink. And Calaqdryl peeled off.

No question - where the leg elastic is on underwear. Second worse - around the waist.

Great pix, Croc.

Thanks Sue. We even had bluebonnets back in the olden days...

Cute little girl. Bet we know who she is.

Great pics. Btw, you were a cute lol devil.