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Blue and the Bluebonnets

March 12, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 4 Comments

Blue and the Bluebonnets, Austin, TxMeet Blue. Blue belongs to my daughter, Kelsey, and she belongs to him, and they live in Austin where the bluebonnets are in full bloom. It’s a great relationship except for the fact that she broke her ankle and he’s a puppy with tons of energy and they live in an upstairs apartment and she’s in law school and I’m sure you can understand why I might be in Austin for a few days. While there’s never a good time to have a broken ankle, it worked out well for me considering the bluebonnets.

So Blue and I go for walks in the bluebonnets.

U.S. News and World Report named Austin, Texas the #2 place to live just ahead of #3 Fayetteville, Arkansas (where I live). I’m pretty sure the bluebonnets pushed Austin ahead of Northwest Arkansas. Bluebonnets and Tex-Mex food, no doubt. And, of course, all of South Congress.

The Texas Hill Country is bee-u-tee-ful, especially before the temperatures soar into summer.

Austin Live Oak Trees

Like really, really beautiful.

The enormous Live Oaks are filled with ball moss. According to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, ball moss isn’t parasitic like some types of moss, but it can do damage because it shades new growth. Regardless, I think it gives the trees a uniquely Hill Country flair, different from the moss-draped trees of the Deep South.

ball moss in Texas trees

Picture postcard wildflowers everywhere.

Austin Bluebonnets

wildflowers in Austin

Blue’s a handsome fellow.

Blue poses in the bluebonnets

He says bye for now.

Blue's tail

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I can vouch for Austin, but if you want information about when and where Texas bluebonnets are blooming, click HERE.

[tweetthis]The bluebonnets are putting on a show in the #Texas #HillCountry. @VisitAustinTX @bluebonnetlove.[/tweetthis]

Blue Running in Bluebonnets

Filed Under: Nature & Seasons, Pets, Travel Tagged With: Austin, best places to live, Bluebonnets, Hill Country, Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas, trees

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  1. Colene says

    March 12, 2016 at 11:07 am

    It is so nice that you can be available for Kelsey and Blue. I hope she is back on her feet soon. Blue is adorable.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      March 12, 2016 at 12:31 pm

      Yes, it’s nice to help out. Unfortunately, I know what it’s like to break a bone.

      Reply
  2. Dorothy Johnson says

    March 12, 2016 at 11:26 am

    Well, I already love Blue. Love the video of his run. Joy is a run in a field of bluebonnets.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      March 12, 2016 at 12:30 pm

      Yes, he loves to run free:) He’s a sweetie.

      Reply

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