4.16.2007

Awww, Pretty Bluebonnets


Whoa!

(A faithful reader since me this pic - and two just like it - with the caveat of "I don't know if this is real.") Click to enlarge for more of that warm, fuzzy feeling.

12 comments:

Unacknowledged Genius said...

I just posted some pictures of bluebonnets we took yesterday. Thank goodness I didn't see any wildlife amongst them while I was standing knee deep in them.

Anonymous said...

I've seen lots of bluebonnets and those are fake.

Anonymous said...

Sorry, 10:59, but those are bluebonnets. Check the snake's, tongue and rattle - they're both in motion. These are some 'bonnets that might not get trampled down with parents taking pictures of their little kids.

Anonymous said...

Well, I don't care what ya'll say....it's now my new monitor background. "F with me, and I'll bite your arse, mofo."

mzchief said...

YIKES!
EVERY single pixel in that photo perfectly aligns as does EVERY colour value.

That is without a doubt a genuine UN-shopped photo of a "rattler" amid a clump of Lupinus texensis.

Incidentally, according to TAMU , Texas has FIVE state flowers of course they are ALL Bluebonnets.

Anonymous said...

I'd like to see that same shot, except with a big ol' copperhead.

Anonymous said...

What's so hard to believe about this picture? I've seen both rattlesnakes and bluebonnets in this state and particularly this county. Unless I'm not noticing the markings on the snake as those of a different species not native to this area... Let me go show this pic to the first rattlesnake I come across, it'll know the truth!.

Unacknowledged Genius said...

1:22 I would like to clarify that at no time were any bluebonnets harmed in the process of taking of my photos.

Annie Jokely said...

Them there are Texas Hill Country blue bonnets. But they're no good for smokin'. Trust me.

Denney Crane said...

That is the best pic of Hilary in her element that I have ever seen... I'm talking Pulitzer here!

Anonymous said...

Actually there are six species of bluebonnets in Texas, each recognized as the State Wildflower.
Sandyland Bluebonnet was the first official wildflower in 1901. The other five were added in 1971.
Texas Bluebonnet
Perrenial Bluebonnet
Big Bend or Chisos Bluebonnet
Annual or Desert Lupine
Dune Bluebonnet

The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake is not usually found in the open during daylight hours. It is mostly a nocturnal animal, active at night. This shot was posed using a live rattlesnake as the willing subject. It is nice to know that some creatures are appreciated for their value to the food chain. Snakes do a great job of keeping the rodent population in check.

racheld said...

um the pic of the rattlesanke in the bluebonnets is real and yes it is a native snake, i know this because my brother and his friend took those pics, there are several of them at different angles, near buchanan lake.