Birds … who needs birds?! Over the past two days Molly and I have hiked and biked the Texas Hill Country. From Enchanted Rock State Natural Area to the Willow City Loop we have enjoyed solitude and beauty of the spring bloom. Riding a bicycle allows one to stop almost anywhere. We started yesterday’s 26 mile ride shortly after sunrise. The 47F temperature and clear skies were mild in our northern Minnesota opinion, but I don’t think most Texas tourists agreed. The end result was we enjoyed this well know Texas wildflower tour / ride with almost nary a car till 10:00 am … apparently the civilized hour when most people arrive.  Here are a few wildflower photos and a video from the last two days.

Bluebonnets (close-up and carpet vista)

Indian Paint Brush

Yellow Flower! (ID’ing wildflowers is not a strength of mine)

White Flower! (note the hills we were cycling … not flat!)

Carpet Ride (note how we bike through a small stream!)

And of course a bird … a lifer … Berwick’s Wren!