Yesterday was Mothers Day. Phone calls or text messages from the 3 of the 4 kids. The fourth one spent the day with me. I was really wanting to go hiking this weekend at Mother Neff State Park as I had heard the wildflowers were blooming like crazy. Only problem was we had been having some rain and more was forecast. I checked the radar and it looked like the rain was staying a bit east of the area. What rain there was seemed to be light. I decided to take the gamble and hope any heavy rain would stay away and the trails would not be too muddy. I grabbed the rain gear just in case, loaded up the dog, and off we headed.
It took about 20 - 25 minutes to get to the park. A light rain was falling but we were determined to get a bit of hiking in. luckily still no heavy rain showing on the radar. It really was the perfect weather to hike the prairie trail because if it had been warm and sunny the snakes would be out and slithering about. A cool rainy day they either wouldn't be out or would be sluggish due to the coolness of the day. It was a beautiful hike as the wildflowers were indeed in full bloom. Reds, yellows, whites, pink purple and blue covering the area. I loved when I would see some of the same Texas natives I have growing in my yard blooming naturally in the wild. We hiked for just over an hour and did not mind the rain at all. It lent such a clean fragrance to the air and kept the day comfortably cool. We also had the tails to ourselves which was so nice as the dog can get a bit excited when he meets someone. I could've easily hiked for another hour but the trails were getting a bit slick and my daughter only had on her runners and not hiking boots so she was slipping around a bit. The dog was also getting pretty wet by this time. It was a wonderful hike and I really enjoyed getting out of the house for a bit.
Here are a few pictures of the fields of flowers.
No comments:
Post a Comment