South of Ft. Worth Texas,16 miles west of Waxahachie & just down the road from Maypearl lives the Auburn cemetery. That’s pretty much all that remains of the small community that once called this area home. In 1968 the census reported a population of 12. I’m thinking those 12 have probably moved on… All thats left behind is this beautiful little cemetery where the flowers from past generations continue to bloom.

I was out photographing some of beautiful Texas wildflowers the other day and ran across these tiny white flowers with a nice blue Bluebonnet background. I was trying to find their name but did not have any luck. Any ideas?

I (finally) got out to try and capture some of the spectacular wildflower displays of 2010 when Beverly & I discovered this ranch near Chalk Bluff Texas. Bluebonnets & Indian Paintbrushes covered the gently rolling hills as far as you could see. After taking a few images we took the blanket out of our trunk & had a picnic under the huge oak tree near the center of the photograph. The weather was perfect & the scent of wildflowers filled the air. It really does not get much better than this.

It is beginning to look like springtime in Texas. The bluebonnets are popping up everywhere & the highways are surrounded by color. After a severe drought, the past few months have brought central Texas a greater than normal rainfall so the people that know these thing are saying it should be a beautiful year for wildflowers.