Lady Birds' dedication to Highway Beautification Act earned the bill a nickname in her honor and her work on promoting that bill set the stage for all First Lady's to come.

My insignificant brush came in 1978...Lady Bird was seeking a stereo gift for a daughter and I guess she knew the owner of a popular Texas Stereo chain at time.

She came to the main store and he walked with her and her peeps while they talked and he made recommendations.

Her grace, kindness and personality radiated from her. Even from a distance (I was a sales person), I could tell she was just a beautiful person.

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The flowers are not all that big and showy but it brings in tons of pollinators from late May to
October. The plant is really handsome in the fall and winter with nice leaf color and structure.

I highly recommend it.

Sigh…

I’m REALLY loving the arrival of Spring up here in Oregon. Trees budding so colorfully as they start leafing out, all the little green shoots raising their little selves up above ground level, crocuses and jonquils and narcissus and daffodils - DAYUM! Nothing like it back in SoCal. Shit - random patches and clumps of daffodils along the side of the freakin’ road all over the place! LOVE it!

And I just a coupla days ago discovered hellebores. Neighbor up the street has several colors of ‘em growing in her front “yard”. Never knew about ‘em before.

Blows my mind!

I like the detail of the structure in the 3rd image, the date, the geometrical shapes, but I love the bright flecks of red with all the blue in the 2nd shot. The other shot is really nice too.

PS - What did they use that structure for, do you know?

I'm guessing that's a bridge over a small stream.

… built in 1903.

A lupine, if you’re interested in botany.
In the pea family… the structure of an individual blossom is very similar to that of peas and beans.

Beautiful photos!

Beautiful colors!

It really is a nice, mellow way to start the day. Much appreciated!

TX every other year or so and would always go around this time in order to catch the wildflowers. One of our favorite drives was Hwy 71 from Columbus to Bastrop. Around every bend, there is a breathtaking view of the beautiful wildflowers of TX. Thanks so much for the memories.

The flowers are beautiful, and they're everywhere!

What a lovely way to start my day.

Can't you just imagine those spectacular blooms close to each other? Wow!

Mom's from Texas, but we usually went there in the summer or over Christmas so I didn't see them for many years. Fortunately, one year a reunion was held in April and the hills were just covered with these. Wow! Been a huge fan ever since.

What wonderful photos!

And many thanks to moonshinegnomie for sharing.
These are beautiful and evocative, sending me to long ago and far away walks by the railroad tracks and into fields of flowers.
🕊thatcrowwoman

It looks like the Texas Hill Country, which means it may not be that far from me. I'd like to see the bridge up close.

Gorgeous

The old iron bridge is known as the Bluebonnet Railroad Bridge in Kingsland, Texas. Officially it was the Miller Creek Bridge. It's an hour or so west northwest of Austin near the Llano River.