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  • Lack of rain reduces number of bluebonnets

    04/12/2006 10:24:36 AM PDT · by Liberty Valance · 1 replies · 228+ views
    The Kerrville Daily Times ^ | April 12, 2006 | Aurora Meyer
    Kerrville Texas - The usual splashes of blue along roadsides have become more scarce due to limited rainfall. However, a quick drive down Interstate 10 between Comfort and Kerrville shows a few patches of the state flower popping out along the median. Standing out against yellow coreopsis and orange Indian paint brushes, the bright blue flower can bloom in fields spanning acres or appear with a few flowers scattered here and there. “But they’re not the big patches we’re used to,” said Patrick Williams, with the Kerrville Convention and Visitors Center. In 1901, the Texas Legislature adopted the bluebonnet as...