Bluebonnet 2010 - Brenham, Texas

Over the weekend, I headed up to Austin via a stop at to scout for Bluebonnets near the Wildflower Capital of Texas, Brenham (Washington County).  Sure enough, after very little searching, I found a few fields of the blue beauties along with Indian Paintbrushes, buttercups, wild daisies, and more. 

At my first stop, a little kitty was playing in the grass!  He didn't stay long, but I caught him heading the other way before I shot a few flowers in a gorgeous field off of FM 50. 

I also spied some gorgeous bulls (cows?)... not sure... who were happy to pose before wandering off to find more to eat away from the lady with the camera.

I took a ton of pictures, but here are a few favorites... I'm still working on settings and playing with natural light...

This American Flag was whipping in the Saturday post-storm wind... just begging to be photographed.  I couldn't quite capture its mystique, though... surrounded by fields of bluebonnets... its top corner a bit frayed from proudly displaying itself...  but there's always next time.