Mach de Bagua    

Texan Wildflowers 路边的野花

早上从旅馆到公司，惊讶地发现一夜间express way路边的野花开始谢了。春天就这样悄然过去了，虽然今天是个乍暖还寒的微雨天。有一段广告，我本来想去的，没去成：

If you have driven around the Texas Hill Country recently, you have undoubtedly noticed our beautiful wildflowers beginning to make their annual appearance. Nowhere is that more evident than at Wildseed Farms, the largest working wildflower seed farm in the U.S., located seven miles east of Fredericksburg -- just down the road from Austin.

Through April 18, Wildseed Farms is hosting its annual Pedernales Valley Wildflower Celebration, showcasing more than 200 acres of wildflowers in different stages of growth. Visit the farm this weekend and guide yourself on their walking tour to see bluebonnets, red poppies, phlox, and other spring flowers in abundance. In addition, the farm recently opened The Butterfly Haus(Haus is house in German), a 3,000 square-foot exhibit that highlights butterflies native to Texas, their habitat, and food sources.

While you're there, you can also enjoy beverages and food from the Brew-Bonnett Biergarten, buy some seeds or live plants, or design your own fresh-flower bouquet to take home.

Wildseed Farms is open 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., seven days a week, and admission is FREE (see link for admission prices to The Butterfly Haus)!

Grab your family or a group of friends and make a day of it!

虽然没有去Fredericksburg, 但上周六去College Station在47号公路看到路边的野花繁花似锦，路边就象铺了一条地毯一样，真是美呀。我已经在Austin和San Marcos拍了一些野花照片，整理好了会放上来。

今天上班有个惊喜，组里的秘书MM送我一份礼物，是有Blue Bonnet图案的盘子和餐巾纸，很精致，另外还有两包花种。Pretty nice!

ps. 有同事从国内过来，说前几天CCTV都报道Texas的野花了。

posted 2004.04.20 Tuesday