It’s April. And in Texas, that means it’s bluebonnet season. Every year these hardy blossoms – the state flower of Texas — cover fields like blue blankets, and it’s a rite of passage for every Texas child to be photographed in a patch of bluebonnets. Several years ago, some folks in my neighborhood came up with what I’m sure they thought was a brilliant idea. They created a flower bed around the base of a large tree in their front yard. That’s not so unusual, right? The uniqueness of this project lay in the fact that the bed was shaped like the great state of Texas. And what better flower to plant in the bed than bluebonnets? Perfect. Great idea,… [Read More]