Flowers on film

Yesterday we drove into Austin (about 45 miles) to visit the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The center is a botanical garden founded by the former First Lady to showcase many of the plants and trees native to this area.

It is still early Spring in this area of Texas and many of the flowers are just starting to bloom. One of our favorites is the Texas Bluebonnet (the state flower, I think). They are such a vibrant, blue color. It is not uncommon to find them mixed in with Indian Paintbrush as in this photo. The two types of flowers look nice together.
Bluebonnets are seen all over many parts of Texas, especially along the major highways. Actually, the program that promoted the flowers being planted along the highways was started by Ladybird Johnson. As Spring gets going, it is really nice to see the different varieties popping up .
Our trip to the Wildflower Center was an unusual photographic experience for Jim. When we arrived at the center, Jim discovered (much to his unhappiness) that his digital camera was not functioning. Of course, he always has a back-up and out came the old film camera. He has not shot a roll of film for several years but these came out pretty well. Hopefully, the camera will be repaired soon so he can get back to the digital camera.
It turns out that we picked a really nice sunny day for our visit. Today we woke up to overcast skies and a forecast for rain. With more rain comes more pretty wild flowers!