Spring time in Austin

by Ed Rozmiarek
Spring time in Central Texas means it's wildflower season. In particular, it's bluebonnet season. The bluebonnets have actually been a little scarce this year due to lack of rain. Not spring rain, but fall rain. Bluebonnets actually start growing in the fall so our lack of rain last September and October meant a below average bluebonnet season this spring.

However, that doesn't mean there aren't any good patches around, you just have to look around more. One of the better ones around us is in an undeveloped section of land next to a shopping center. Since we were in the area running some errands today and we had the camera, we stopped for some pictures.

If you're interested in learning more about wildflowers, visit the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center here is Austin.

Kevin, Shea and bluebonnets	Texas Bluebonnets
It's not all bluebonnets

Visit our picture gallery for more wildflower pictures.

Kevin turns 11

by Susan Rozmiarek
March is the Birthday Month for us. Heck, even the dog's birthday is in March. This past weekend we celebrated Kevin's birthday. He wanted to have his buddies over for a sleepover, but he had a soccer tournament with early morning games. Instead, we spent Sunday afternoon playing a family game of Dungeons & Dragons. Kevin is absolutely obsessed with this game. Unfortunately, he can't get any friends interested in it yet. So, I brushed up on the current rules and ran an adventure with him, Ed, and Shea. It went pretty well. I wish we could play more often with him, but it takes SO much time. Only a kid has that much time! I do hope to play it more with him, perhaps this summer. He got a pile of new D&D books from us as gifts, so hopefully reading those will keep him happy for awhile. I was amazed at his knowledge of all the detailed rules of the game. If only he showed that kind of attention to his schoolwork!